French Sloop At Rabaul
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The French sloop, “Rigault de Genou illy,” which sailed from France on March 2, 1934, a day after it was completed, ar rived in Rabaul on October 6, coming from Tulagi, its last port.
Leaving France the sloop called at West African ports and proceeded to Pernambuco (South America) and then passing through the Straits of Magellan, proceeded to Callao in Chile. From there it called at Easter Island, Marquesas, Tahiti, and on to Honolulu, and then over to the British Solomons. The sloop left Rabaul on October 10 for Salamaua and Madang.