History
France
NameClairvoyant
BuilderDenys, at Dunkirk [1]
Laid downApril 1780 [1]
Launched18 June 1780 [1]
In serviceSeptember 1780 [1]
Out of serviceOctober 1784 [1]
FateWrecked 1785
General characteristics
Class and typeMutin-class
Typecutter
Tons burthen115 tonnes
Length24.4 metres
Beam7.8 metres
Depth of hold3.8 metres
PropulsionSails
Armament14 guns

Clairvoyant was a Mutin-class 14-gun cutter of the French Navy.

Career

In 1781, Clairvoyant sailed with the division under Suffren up to Cap Vert. [1] In 1782, she was reconfigured as a brig. [1]

Clairvoyant took part in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782. [2]

In 1785, she was wrecked at Audierne. The crew was saved. [1]

Citations

References

  • Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. pp. 431–434.
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. (1671-1870)
  • Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.
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