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French Corvette Heure Du Berger (1767)
''Heure du Berger'' was a small corvette of the French Navy. She is notable for discovering a new route from Mauritius to India. Career In 1767, Ensign Grenier Grenier is a surname. It is a French word for ''attic, loft,'' or ''granary''. Notable people with the surname include: * Adrian Grenier * Angèle Grenier, Canadian maple syrup producer * Auguste Jean François Grenier (1814–1890), French docto ... took ''Heure du Berger'' for a voyage of exploration in the Indian Ocean, with astronomer Rochon, and discovered a new, quicker route from Isle de France to India. In 1772, commended by Amiral de Saint-Félix, in charge to find legendary island San-Juan-de-Lisboa, in the Indian Ocean. Notes, citations, and references Notes Citations References * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Heure du Berger Corvettes of the French Navy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Navy
The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in the world, ranking seventh in combined fleet tonnage and fifth in number of naval vessels. The French Navy is one of eight naval forces currently operating fixed-wing aircraft carriers,Along with the U.S., U.K., China, Russia, Italy, India and Spain with its flagship being the only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier outside the United States Navy, and one of two non-American vessels to use catapults to launch aircraft. Founded in the 17th century, the French Navy is one of the oldest navies still in continual service, with precursors dating back to the Middle Ages. It has taken part in key events in French history, including the Napoleonic Wars and both world wars, and played a critical role in establishing and securing the French colonial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques De Grenier
Jacques Raymond de Grenier du Giron ( Saint-Pierre, Martinique, 28 June 1736 — Paris, 2 January 1803), was a French navy officer. He is best known for discovering and exploring a new route between Île de France (Mauritius) and French India. He was admitted as a member of the Académie de Marine in 1769. Biography Grenier was born to Angélique Gabrielle and to Raymond de Grenier, a cavalry officer in the Régiment de Berry who was given the rank of Frigate Lieutenant for services rendered at sea in American. Grenier started a career in the military during the Seven Years' War, and later during operations against the Salé Rovers. He joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 12 December 1755. On 1 November 1767, Grenier departed Brest as captain of the corvette ''Heure du Berger''. When he arrived, the time was too far into the monsoon season to permit sailing to India, the governor of Isle de France sent him on a mission to Madagascar instead. On 12 August 1768, Grenier d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis-Marie De Rochon
Alexis-Marie de Rochon, known as Abbé Rochon, was born in Brest, France on 21 February 1741, and died in Paris on 5 April 1817. He was a French astronomer, physicist and traveller. He worked on lens design and crystal optics, inventing the Rochon prism polariser. Biography In 1769, Rochon was part of an expedition under Ensign Grenier to find new, quicker maritime routes between Isle de France and India. On 30 May 1769, the expedition departed, with the corvettes ''Heure du Berger'', under Grenier, and ''Vert-Galant'', under Commander La Fontaine. They were bound for Saint-Brandon, where they arrived on 2 June. They then sailed on the 5th Nazareth bank, then on Saya de Malha bank on 5 June, and continued North before sailing West to reach Seychelles, arriving at Mahé on 14 June. they then sailed to Praslin, spending the night of 14 there, and departed on 15. They sailed through the Maldives and arrived at Malabar coast on 29 July, and eventually at Pondichéry on 6 Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
