French cutter Clairvoyant (1780)

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

History
France
Name:	Clairvoyant
Builder:	Denys, at Dunkirk [1]
Laid down:	April 1780 [1]
Launched:	18 June 1780 [1]
In service:	September 1780 [1]
Out of service:	October 1784 [1]
General characteristics
Class and type:	Mutin-class
Type:	cutter
Length:	24.4 metres
Beam:	7.8 metres
Depth of hold:	3.8 metres
Propulsion:	Sails
Armament:	14 guns

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 and references

Citations

1. Roche (2005), p. 117.
2. Troude (1867), p. 141.

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. 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). 2. Challamel ainé.