In 1807, after a six-week construction period, the patamar or felucca was ready.

Patamar are commonly between 200 and 300 tons in weight and are rigged with one to three masts bearing lateen sails.

At Mauritius, Bouvet requested the construction of a patamar or "brig gourable", to which Decaen agreed.

In 1806, Lieutenant de vaisseau Pierre Bouvet was a prisoner in Bombay, where he observed the indigenous ships of the patamar type.

Foi o que eu pensei comigo, ao ver Sabina, o marido e a filha descerem de tropel as escadas, dizendo muitas palavras afetuosas para cima, onde eu ficava - no patamar, - a dizer-lhes outras tantas para baixo.