François Timothée Benjamin Pestel (13 December 1763 in

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– 1828) was a French naval engineer of the

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. He was the younger brother of the French ship builder and naval architect

Jean-Louis Pestel Jean-Louis Pestel was a French ship builder and naval architect active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was the older brother of François Pestel, who was also a ship builder and naval architect. Vessels Jean-Louis Pestel built or des ...

Biography

Pestel notably worked on the ''Abeille''-class brigs, other brigs and the ''Consolante''-class frigates. By 1824, he was a Knight of the Legion of Honour and of the

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.Annales maritimes et coloniales
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pestel, Francois 1763 births 1828 deaths French naval architects