French corvette Heure du Berger (1767)

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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]

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Career

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

  1. Also Heure de Berger. [1]

Citations

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

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