French corvette Heure du Berger (1767)
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Heure du Berger{{refn|Also Heure de Berger.{{sfnp|Roche|2005|p=243}}|group=Note}} was a small corvette of the French Navy. She is notable for discovering a new route from Mauritius to India.{{sfnp|Roche|2005|p=328}}
Career
In 1767, Ensign Grenier took Heure du Berger for a voyage of exploration in the Indian Ocean,{{sfnp|Guérin|1857|p=405—406}} with astronomer Rochon, and discovered a new, quicker route from Isle de France to India.{{sfnp|Roche|2005|p=328}}{{sfnp|Taillemite|1999|p=315}}
In 1772, commended by Amiral de Saint-Félix, in charge to find legendary island San-Juan-de-Lisboa, in the Indian Ocean.
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References
- {{cite book|title=La Marine de Louis XVI: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792|last=Demerliac|first=Alain|year=2004|publisher=Éditions Ancre|isbn=2-906381-23-3|language=French}}
- {{cite book|title=Histoire maritime de France|last=Guérin|first=Léon|authorlink=Léon Guérin|year=1857|publisher=Dufour et Mulat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qktIAAAAMAAJ|language=French|volume=4|oclc=419344391}}
- {{cite book|first=Jean-Michel|last=Roche|year=2005|title=Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours|isbn=978-2-9525917-0-6|oclc=165892922|publisher=Group Retozel-Maury Millau|volume=1|page=}}
- {{cite book |last1=Taillemite |first1=Étienne | authorlink1= Étienne Taillemite |title=Marins français à la découverte du monde : de Jacques Cartier à Dumont d'Urville |date=1999 |publisher=Fayard |location=France |isbn=2-213-60114-3 |oclc=937819780}}
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