French ship Astrolabe

Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Astrolabe, after the instrument astrolabe

Ships
  • Astrolabe (1781) of La Pérouse (1781), a converted fluyt[1]
  • Boussole (1781) was briefly named Astrolabe in 1785[1][2]
  • Astrolabe (1817) of Dumont d'Urville (1817), a converted horse-carrying fluyt[1]
  • Coquille (1812), a 14-gun corvette, was renamed Astrolabe in 1825.[1][3]
  • Astrolabe (1918), a hydrograph ship, lead ship of her class[4]
  • Astrolabe (1945), a hydrographic ship, formerly the German Zieten[4]
  • L'Astrolabe (1986 icebreaker), an icebreaker built as Fort Resolution and renamed in 1988[4]
  • L'Astrolabe (2016 icebreaker), a new icebreaker under construction As of 2016
Ships of the French Navy named Astrolabe

See also

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. Roche, vol.1, p.54
    2. Roche, vol.1, p.82
    3. Roche, vol.1, p.128
    4. Roche, vol.2, p.54

    Bibliography
    • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 54. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
    • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 54. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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