''Subtile'' was a 24-gun corvette of the French Navy
Career
From 1777 to 1778, she was under Lieutenant
Bidé de Maurville.
During the
War of American Independence
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, ''Subtile'' served in the Indian Ocean in a squadron under Rear-Admiral
Thomas d'Estienne d'Orves
Jean-Baptiste Barthélémy Thomas, comte d’Orves (1727 — ''Orient'', off Madras,Present-day Chennai 9 February 1782Cunat, p.103 ) was a French Navy officer, who rose to have flag officer rank.
Biography
Thomas d'Estienne d'Orves was born t ...
. Lieutenant
Périer de Salvert was in command from 13 September 1780 to 1 November.
On 9 February 1782, Estienne d'Orves died and
Suffren assumed command of the squadron. He re-appointed his captains and gave
Tromelin de La Nuguy command of ''Subtile''.
She took part in the
Battle of Negapatam under
Huon de Kermadec on 6 July 1782.
In the year 1787, she sailed for a cruise to China with
''Résolution'' (under
Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
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), arriving on 7 February 1787, two days after
Lapérouse had left.
In November 1788, she was decommissioned in Toulon and became a hulk in 1789.
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Corvettes of the French Navy