The frigate Flore was). This frigate was built in Rochefort and armed for trials in April 1871. Leaving the Île d'Aix in August, she embarked on her first campaign in the South Seas. On 1 November 1871, Julien Viaud, alias Pierre Loti, embarked on the ship, which was then at anchor in Valparaiso. The ship made the Polynesian cruise, returning to the port of Brest on 4 December 1872.)

The frigate Flore was). This frigate was built in Rochefort and armed for trials in April 1871. Leaving the Île d'Aix in August, she embarked on her first campaign in the South Seas. On 1 November 1871, Julien Viaud, alias Pierre Loti, embarked on the ship, which was then at anchor in Valparaiso. The ship made the Polynesian cruise, returning to the port of Brest on 4 December 1872.