Singe
Model "13 MG 14" on display at the Musée national de la Marine
History
France
NameSinge
Namesakemonkey
Ordered9 December 1761 [1]
BuilderToulon Dockyard [1]
Laid downMarch 1762 [1]
Launched3 July 1762 [1]
In service27 July 1762 [1]
Out of service1779 [1]
FateSold 1780
General characteristics
Class and typeRenard-class xebec
Tons burthen200 tonnes
Length37.4 metres
Beam9.1 metres
Depth of hold3.5 metres
Armament20 guns

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.

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]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.

References

  • 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). Vol. 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. Vol. 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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