René-Nicolas Levasseur

René-Nicolas Levasseur was a French ship builder and administrator. Born in either 1705 or 1707, he died in Aubagne, France on August 2nd, 1784.^[1][2] He was appointed Seigneur de St-Armand on September 23rd, 1748. He designed the Abénaquise Class (1753), of 38 Guns.^[3]

René-Nicolas Levasseur
Born	1705 or 1707[1] France
Died	August 2nd, 1784[1] Aubagne, France[1]
Citizenship	France
Occupation(s)	Ship Builder, Administrator
Children	1

He was involved in the launch of the Original (62) on September 2nd, 1750, a Saint Laurent class ship-of-the-line, which broke into two halves during launch and sank. This was attributed to poor wood, which had been chosen by René-Nicolas Levasseur himself. ^[4] Some say that he was aware of the defects of his Saint-Armand wood, and decided to push his luck in order to meet the increasing demand for warships.^[4]

His son, Pierre Levasseur was also a shipbuilder.^[1][5]

He would move back to France in 1760, having sold his signatory to a merchant from London.^[4]

Ships of Rene-Nicolas Levasseur

Ship	Date	His Role	Ship Type
Aquilon[6]	November 24th, 1733	Launched	Frigate (42-Gun)
Canada	June 4th, 1742	Launched	Frigate (28-Gun)
Caribou	May 13th, 1744	Launched	Ship-of-the-line (52-Gun)
Écrevisse	March, 1745	Launched	Gabarre
Saint Laurent	June 13th, 1748	Launched	Ship-of-the-line (60-Gun)
Abénaquise Class	1753	Designed	(38-Gun Demi-Batterie)
Algonquin	July 3rd, 1753	Launched	Ship-of-the-line (72-Gun)
Abénaquise	June, 1756	Launched	(38-Gun Demi-Batterie)