Claim: Pierre Baste was a French admiral who took part in the Saint-Domingue campaign, he went to sea again as a midshipman and became the pilot of the slave-ship Zézette.
Evidence: Pierre Baste (21 November 1768 in Bordeaux – 29 January 1814 in Brienne-le-Château) was a French admiral and general. He took part in the Saint-Domingue campaign before returning to Bordeauc in 1782, where he remained several years. In July 1787 he went to sea again as a midshipman on the Galathée, sailing between Bourdeaux and the Antilles. At the start of 1788 he became the pilot of the slave-ship Zézette.