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French Ships of Exploration and Research

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Boudeuse — French frigate
First woman to circumnavigate the globe on board, Jeanne Baret, disguised as man. She is also famous as the exploration ship of Louis Antoine de Bougainville, 1766-1769. ("Another IMAGE" is the commemorative stamp issued.) LAUNCHED: 1766, March 18 → FATE: Broken up for firewood at Malta in early 1800.

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La Belle — French barque
Explorer Robert De La Salle's flagship in the 1680s; its wreckage recovered in the late 1990s was an important maritime archaeological achievement. Discovered in 1995, the hull of the ship was recovered with over a million artifacts, many on display at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, Texas. LAUNCHED: 1684, probably → FATE: Washed aground and wrecked in Matagorda Bay in the Gulf of Mexico in 1686.

The number of French Ships of Exploration and Research listed is 2

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Page	Ship Name (Country and Type)
1.	La Belle (French barque)

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Ships of Exploration and Research

La Belle French barque

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