Jacques-Noël Sané
Jacques-Noël Sané | |
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Portrait of Sané by Julien Léopold Boilly | |
| Born | 18 February 1740 |
| Died | 22 August 1831 (aged 91) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École des ingénieurs constructeurs de vaisseaux royaux de Paris |
| Occupation | Shipwright |
| Notable work | |
| Children | Amélie Fanny Gabrielle (1784–1812) |
| Awards | Baron of Empire Order of Saint Michael |
Jacques-Noël Sané (18 February 1740 – 22 August 1831) was a French shipwright. 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. Several ships designed by him were captured by the Royal Navy, which commissioned and even copied several of them. His achievements led Sané to be nicknamed the "naval Vauban."