French ship Berryer (1770)
Berryer was a 56-gun East Indiaman, and later ship of the line of the French Navy. Lieutenant Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec sailed her from France to Isle de France as a precursor to his first expedition to the southern Indian Ocean. Career. "Berryer" was started as an East Indiaman and put in service by the French East India Company. She departed for her first voyage on 26 March 1760, and performed three commercial journeys to China and two to the Mascarene Islands for the Company before it went bankrupt. In April 1770, the French  Navy purchased her and commissioned her as a 56-gun ship of the line. On 20 August 1771, "Berryer" arrived at the island, under Lieutenant Kerguelen, tasked with a mission of exploration to seek new territories South of Isle de France. Kerguelen abandoned "Berryer" and requisitioned the 24-gun fluyt "Fortune" and the 16-gun "Gros Ventre" to continue his mission. Notes, citations, and references. Notes Citations References