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French corvette Heure du Berger (1767)

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History
France
NameHeure du Berger
NamesakeDawn (lit. "shephard's hour")
In service1767[1]
Out of service1774[1]
General characteristics
PropulsionSail
Armament1 gun[1]
ArmourTimber

Heure du Berger[Note 1] was a small corvette of the French Navy. She is notable for discovering a new route from Mauritius to India.[2]

Career

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In 1767, Ensign Grenier took Heure du Berger for a voyage of exploration in the Indian Ocean,[3] with astronomer Rochon, and discovered a new, quicker route from Isle de France to India.[2][4]

In 1772, commended by Amiral de Saint-Félix, in charge to find legendary island San-Juan-de-Lisboa, in the Indian Ocean.

Notes

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  1. ^ Also Heure de Berger.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d Roche (2005), p. 243.
  2. ^ a b Roche (2005), p. 328.
  3. ^ Guérin (1857), p. 405—406.
  4. ^ Taillemite (1999), p. 315.

References

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  • Demerliac, Alain (2004). La Marine de Louis XVI: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 2-906381-23-3.
  • Guérin, Léon (1857). Histoire maritime de France (in French). Vol. 4. Dufour et Mulat. OCLC 419344391.
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
  • Taillemite, Étienne (1999). Marins français à la découverte du monde : de Jacques Cartier à Dumont d'Urville. France: Fayard. ISBN 2-213-60114-3. OCLC 937819780.
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