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French corvette Heure du Berger

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

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In 1767, Ensign Grenier 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 , in charge to find legendary island , in the Indian Ocean.

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