French xebec Singe (1762)

Singe was a Renard-class xebec of the French Navy, launched in 1762. She served in the Mediterranean against the Barbary pirates, and is notable for a number of important officers who served aboard, notably Flotte, Raimondis and Suffren.

Singe
Model "13 MG 14" on display at the Musée national de la Marine
History
France
Name: Singe
Namesake: monkey
Ordered: 9 December 1761 [1]
Builder: Toulon Dockyard [1]
Laid down: March 1762 [1]
Launched: 3 July 1762 [1]
In service: 27 July 1762 [1]
Out of service: 1779 [1]
General characteristics
Class and type: Renard-class xebec
Tons burthen: 200 tonnes
Length: 37.4 metres
Beam: 9.1 metres
Depth of hold: 3.5 metres
Armament: 20 guns

Career

In 1763, Singe patrolled the Mediterranean with her sister-ship Caméléon and the frigate Pléïade, to ward off the Salé Rovers.[2] On 15 July 1763, Singe mistakenly engaged a galiot from Algiers, which she mistook for a Salé rover. Pléïade intervened fired two broadsides into the galiot, which sank with all hands before the error was realised. This triggered a diplomatic incident and Captain Fabry had to negotiate a resolution to the crisis.[3]

In 1763, Singe was under Suffren, part of a squadron under Duchaffault.[4] She took part in the Larache expedition in June 1765.[5]

In 1769, Singe off Porto-Vecchio under Raimondis.[6]

Fate

Singe was sold in Toulon in 1780.[1]

Legacy

A 1/28.8 scale model of Singe is on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.[7]

Sources and references

Notes

    References

    1. Roche (2005), p. 415.
    2. Taillemite (2002), p. 188.
    3. Moulin (1922), p. 52.
    4. Hennequin (1835), p. 291.
    5. Cunat (1852), p. 32.
    6. Contenson (1934), p. 249.
    7. MnM.

    Bibliography

    • Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
    • Cunat, Charles (1852). Histoire du Bailli de Suffren. Rennes: A. Marteville et Lefas. p. 447.
    • Hennequin, Joseph François Gabriel (1835). Biographie maritime ou notices historiques sur la vie et les campagnes des marins célèbres français et étrangers (in French). 2. Paris: Regnault éditeur. pp. 289–332.
    • Moulin, Stéphane (1922). La Carrière d'un Marin au XVIIIème siècle ; Joseph de Flotte 1734-1792. Gap: éditions Jean et Peyrot. OCLC 902496109.
    • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922. (1671-1870)
    • Taillemite, Étienne (2002). Dictionnaire des Marins français. Tallandier. ISBN 2-84734-008-4. OCLC 606770323.

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