François Timothée Benjamin Pestel (13 December 1763 in HonfleurLeonore database, French Ministry of Culture – 1828Victor-Guy Duperré: Mousse, capitaine, amiral 1775-1846, p.154) was a French naval engineer of the Age of Sail. He was the younger brother of the French ship builder and naval architect Jean-Louis Pestel.
Biography Pestel notably worked on the Abeille-class brigs,Maquette de bateau, Cygne, brick, 1806-1808 other brigsMaquette de bateau, Espérance, brick de 16 bouches à feu, Ier Empire and the Consolante-class frigates. By 1824, he was a Knight of the Legion of Honour and of the Order of Saint Louis.Annales maritimes et coloniales, p.120
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