French corvette Subtile (1777)
{{Short description|French Navy 24-gun corvette}}
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Subtile was a 24-gun corvette of the French Navy
Career
From 1777 to 1778, she was under Lieutenant Bidé de Maurville.{{cite web |title=Hippolyte Bernard BIDÉ de MAURVILLE |url=http://ecole.nav.traditions.free.fr/officiers_bide_hippolyte.htm |website=Officiers et anciens élèves |access-date=24 April 2020}}
During the War of American Independence, Subtile served in the Indian Ocean in a squadron under Rear-Admiral Thomas d'Estienne d'Orves.{{sfnp|Cunat|1852|p=180}} Lieutenant Périer de Salvert was in command from 13 September 1780 to 1 November.{{cite web |title=Périer de Salvert |url=https://www.academiedemarine.com/documents/biographies/P%C3%89RIER%20de%20SALVERT.pdf |website=Académie de Marine |access-date=22 April 2020}}
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.{{sfnp|Cunat|1852|p=103}}
She took part in the Battle of Negapatam under Huon de Kermadec on 6 July 1782.{{sfnp|Cunat|1852|p=169}}{{sfnp|Cunat|1852|p=145}} {{refn|Cunat appears to have misread Kermadec's name as "Kermadie".{{sfnp|Cunat|1852|p=169}}|group=Note}}
In the year 1787, she sailed for a cruise to China with Résolution (under Bruni d'Entrecasteaux), arriving on 7 February 1787, two days after Lapérouse had left. {{sfnp|Roche|2005|p=386}}
In November 1788, she was decommissioned in Toulon and became a hulk in 1789. {{sfnp|Roche|2005|p=386}}
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References
- {{cite book |last1=Cunat |first1=Charles |author-link1=Charles Cunat|title=Histoire du Bailli de Suffren |date=1852 |publisher=A. Marteville et Lefas |location=Rennes |pages=[https://archive.org/details/histoiredubaill00torpgoog/page/n437 447] |url=https://archive.org/details/histoiredubaill00torpgoog}}
- {{cite book |first=Jean-Michel |last=Roche |year=2005 |title=Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870 |isbn=978-2-9525917-0-6 |oclc=165892922 |pages=325–6|publisher=Group Retozel-Maury Millau}}
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