For other ships of the same name, see French ship Astrolabe.
| French ship Astrolabe (1811) | |
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| Career (France) |  |
| 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 & 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, Great Astrolabe Reef (off Kadavu island, Fiji) and Astrolabe Reef (New Zealand).
Astrolabe making water on a floe February 6, 1838
The Astrolabe and Zélée stranded in the Austral Ocean
See also[]
- European and American voyages of scientific exploration
External links[]
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