François Pestel  François Timothée Benjamin Pestel (13 December 1763 in Honfleur – 1828) was a French naval engineer of the Age of Sail. He was the younger brother of the French ship builder and naval architect Jean-Louis Pestel. Pestel notably worked on the "Abeille"-class brigs, other brigs and the "Consolante"-class frigates. By 1824, he was a Knight of the Legion of Honour and of the Order of Saint Louis.