TitlePlaque of Patrol Vessel "La Glorieuse" Date23rd February 1993About this objectThis plaque represents La Glorieuse, a French Navy patrol boat whose long‑standing service embodied France’s maritime presence in the Pacific. La Glorieuse was a P400‑class patrol vessel of the French Navy, commissioned in 1987 and decommissioned in 2023. Based in Nouméa (New Caledonia), she spent over three decades safeguarding maritime sovereignty, enforcing fisheries law, carrying out search and rescue, and delivering humanitarian assistance across the Pacific.Object No.2013.23Physical descriptionCircular metal plaque mounted on a dark, shield-shaped wooden base. The design features a woman above a rising sun, holding a sword and spear, ressembling the silhouette of the woman in Delacroix's painting Liberty Leading the People, with an image of the ship at the center. The inscription “LA GLORIEUSE” appears below.Inscriptions & marks"Patrouilleur La Glorieuse"; "Le Capitaine de Corvette Beauchesne, Commandant le patrouilleur La Glorieuse, Botany Bay, le 23 février 1993".DimensionsH: 270 mm W: 210 mm D: 30 mmMaterialMetalWoodSourceLa Perouse MuseumOrganisations (Detailed entries)La Perouse Museum (La Perouse, N.S.W.)ThemesEuropean arrivalsSocial history
Plaque of Patrol Vessel "La Glorieuse" (23rd February 1993). Randwick City Council, accessed 16/01/2026, https://ourstory.randwick.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/12550
