Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb (Toulon, 5 July 1728 — La Seyne, 2 July 1803) was a French naval engineer. Born to the Coulomb family of shipbuilders, Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb studied in Toulon and later in the shipbuilding school founded by

Duhamel du Monceau Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (20 July 1700, Paris13 August 1782, Paris), was a French physician, naval engineer and botanist. Biography Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau was born in Paris in 1700, the son of Alexandre Duhamel, lord of Denai ...

. He built over 19 ships for the French Royal Navy, and was ennobled on 6 February 1779 for his services.

Achievements

* ''Magicienne''-class frigates * ''Centaure''-class ships of the line * ''Séduisant''-class ships of the line * ''Terrible''-class ship of the lineTrois-Ponts redevient Trois-Ponts!
, Trois-Ponts (Three-deckers), Nicolas MIOQUE, 2 May 2012

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Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb (1728-1803)
*Solange Ami, ''Les maîtres constructeurs de la marine à Toulon au XVIIIe siècle'', Mémoire en vue de la maîtrise d'histoire, Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines de Nice, 1974. *Éric Rieth, ''Le « Livre de construction des vaisseaux » (1683) du maître charpentier toulonnais François Coulomb (1654-1717).'' *Archives Nationales, série ''C/7/74'', dossiers Coulomb. {{DEFAULTSORT:Coulomb, Joseph-Marie-Blaise 1740 births 1831 deaths French marine engineers Place of birth missing