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, a hydrograph ship, lead ship of her class^[4]
• Astrolabe, a hydrographic ship, formerly the German Zieten^[4]
• Astrolabe (1986), an icebreaker built as Fort Resolution and renamed in 1988^[4]
• Astrolabe (2016), a new icebreaker under construction As of 2016

Ships of the French Navy named Astrolabe
Astrolabe and Boussole  The Astrolabe (1817)  The Astrolabe (1986)

See also

• Astrolabe (disambiguation)

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.