Built as a barge in 1963 for the French Navy, and completed under the name Le GROS VENTRE (L 6).
1983 Used for the transferring of cargo equipment and personnel in de Kerguelen Islands between the anchored offshore supply vessels and the shore.
The supply vessel in the background is the MARION DUFRESNE built in 1973. (look for her details in the index.)
2010 Still used as spare barge occasional when the other barge L’ADVENTURE is broken down.
French Southern and Antarctic Territory 1983 0.55F, sg169, scott98.
Source: Various web-sites and Watercraft Philately.