Jean Joseph Hubert

Jean-Joseph Hubert (; Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines, 17 December 1765 – off Cádiz, 25 October 1805 ) was a French Navy officer and captain.

Career Hubert joined the French Royal Navy as a volunteer on 27 September 1780, and served on Languedoc during the American War of Independence. On 5 October 1787, he was promoted to sub-Lieutenant. and he took part in the action of 8 July 1800. In November, Carmagnole ran aground by a storm at Vlissingen and was so wrecked that she was deleted on the spot.

On 9 March 1801, Hubert took command of the frigate Créole, and in July he was appointed to the 74-gun Swiftsure. and he was promoted to Officier of the Legion of Honour on 14 June. In Villeneuve's fleet, he took part in the Battle of Cape Finisterre and in the Battle of Trafalgar, where he was wounded. Indomptable exchanged broadsides with HMS Belleisle before tacking to the South-East, firing on Revenge, Dreadnought and Thunderer, before observing Gravina's signals and sailing to Cadiz.

Four days later, on the 25th, Indomptable rescued survivors of the wreck of Bucentaure off Cadiz and anchored near Rota. During the night, her cables broke and she was thrown on the shore, where she was wrecked with only 150 survivors out of 1200 men. Hubert drowned.

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