Died 1828 | ||
François Timothée Benjamin Pestel (13 December 1763 in Honfleur – 1828) was a French naval engineer of the Age of Sail.
Biography
Pestel notably worked on the Abeille-class brigs, other brigs and the Consolante-class frigates. By 1824, he was a Knight nn the orders of the Legion of Honour and of Saint-Louis.
References
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