La Boudeuse (ship)

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La Boudeuse was an 18th-century French frigate best known for carrying Louis Antoine de Bougainville on one of the first French circumnavigations of the globe.

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instanceOf French Navy frigate
sailing ship
armament 26-gun frigate
builder French shipyard
carriedPerson Jeanne Barret
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
Philibert Commerson
crew of French sailors
carriedRole cartographers
naturalists
naval officers
circumnavigationBy Louis Antoine de Bougainville
class frigate
commissioned 1766
country Kingdom of France
crewSize over 200 men (approximate)
departureCountry France
departurePort Nantes
era Age of Enlightenment
Age of Sail
flag France
historicalSignificance contributed to European knowledge of the Pacific islands
helped establish French presence in Pacific exploration
launchDate 1766
namedAfter French word "boudeuse" (sulky or sullen woman)
navalTechnology square-rigged sails
notableCommander Louis Antoine de Bougainville
notableFor geographical discovery
one of the first French circumnavigations of the globe
scientific exploration
operator French Navy
partOfExpedition Bougainville’s circumnavigation
propulsion wind power
returnCountry France
returnPort Saint-Malo
serviceEntry Seven Years' War era
tonnage approx. 430 tons burthen
usedFor circumnavigation of the globe
exploration voyage
visitedRegion Atlantic Ocean
Cape of Good Hope
East Indies
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic

South Pacific
Strait of Magellan
voyageEnd 1769
voyageStart 1766

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Louis Antoine de Bougainville commanded La Boudeuse (ship)
L’Étoile (ship) hasCompanionShip Boudeuse (ship)
linked to: La Boudeuse (ship)