French xebec Singe (1762)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Singe.

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]
Fate	Sold 1780
General characteristics
Class & 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

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. 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.

External links

• MnM. "Maquette de bateau, Singe, chébec de 20 canon, 1762". Les collections du musée. Musée national de la Marine. Retrieved 13 June 2020.