French corvette Géographe
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Uranie.
| File:Baudin-ships01.jpg Géographe and Naturaliste | |
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Géographe |
| Namesake: | Geography |
| Builder: | Honfleur |
| Laid down: | September 1794 |
| Launched: | 8 June 1800 |
| In service: | September 1800 |
| Fate: | 6 April 1819 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Serpente class |
| Displacement: | 350 tonnes |
| Length: | 40.3 metres |
| Beam: | 9.7 metres |
| Draught: | 3.8 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: | 24 12-pounder long guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Géographe was a 20-gun Serpente class corvette of the French Navy.
She was named Uranie in 1797, and renamed Galatée in 1799, still on her building site, as her builder refused to launched her, as he had not been paid. Finally launched in August 1800, she was renamed Géographe on the 23rd of that month.
On 19 October 1800, under captain Nicolas Baudin, she departed Le Havre with Naturaliste for an exploration of Australia. She returned on 23 March 1802, under Frigate Captain Milius, as Baudin had died on course.
She served as a hulk in Lorient from 1811, and was eventually broken up.
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