Jacques-Noël Sané

Jacques-Noël Sané (18 February 1740, Brest – 22 August 1831, Paris) was a French naval engineer. He was the creator of standardised designs for ships of the line and frigates fielded by the French Navy in the 1780s, which served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars and in some cases remained in service into the 1860s. Captured ships of his design were commissioned in the Royal Navy and even copied.

Jacques-Noël Sané
Lithograph portrait of Jacques-Nöel Sané by Julien Léopold Boilly.
Born(1740-02-18)18 February 1740
Brest
Died22 August 1831(1831-08-22) (aged 91)
Paris
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole des ingénieurs constructeurs de vaisseaux royaux de Paris
OccupationNaval engineer
Notable work
  • Téméraire class
  • Océan class
  • Tonnant class
ChildrenAmélie Fanny Gabrielle (1784–1812)
AwardsBaron of Empire
Order of Saint Michael

His achievements earned Sané the nickname of "naval Vauban."

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.