Désiré-Marie Maistral (French pronunciation: [deziʁe maʁi mestʁal]; Quimper, 25 October 1764 — Brest, 17 August 1842) was a French Navy officer. He took...

Esprit-Tranquille Maistral was born to François Louis Maistral, a physician, and his wife Françoise Yvonne Bouisse. He was the brother of Désiré-Marie Maistral. Maistral...

Third rate 74 Commodore Jean-Baptiste-François Bompart Captain Desiré-Marie Maistral 270 Badly damaged and captured. Commissioned in the Royal Navy as...

At those angles the sails fill and there is a component of force in the desired direction. If the wind is directly abeam, the ship must fall off or close...