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
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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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