French ship Astrolabe (1811)
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| Career (France) | French Navy Ensign |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | French ship Astrolabe |
| Builder: | Toulon shipyard |
| Launched: | 1811 |
| Christened: | Coquille, 9 July 1814 |
| Renamed: | Astrolabe in 1826 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1851 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Fluyt |
| Displacement: | 380 tonnes |
| Length: | 31.57 m |
| Beam: | 18.48 m |
| Draught: | 4.25 m |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armour: | timber |
The Astrolabe was a horse barge converted to an exploration ship of the French Navy. She is famous for her travels with Jules Dumont d'Urville.
The name derives from an early navigational instrument, the astrolabe, a precursor to the sextant.
Legacy
The Astrolabe Subglacial Basin in Antarctica bears her name, as do the Astrolabe Glacier, the Astrolabe Needle, Astrolabe Island, and Great Astrolabe Reef (off Kadavu island, Fiji).
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Astrolabe making water on a floe February 6, 1838
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The Astrolabe and Zélée stranded in the Austral Ocean
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