French ship Astrolabe

Last updated August 03, 2023

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 (1782) 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), an icebreaker built in 2017

Ships of the French Navy named Astrolabe

Notes and references

Notes

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Four ships of the French Navy have borne the name of Espoir, in honour of hope.

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Two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Tilsitt in honour of the Treaties of Tilsit:

Thirteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Robuste ("Robust"):

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Twenty-two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Victoire ("Victory"):

Twenty-two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Aurore ("Aurora"):

References

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

Bibliography

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

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[Roche1-1] 1 2 3 4 Roche, vol.1, p.54

[Roche1c-2] Roche, vol.1, p.82

[Roche1b-3] Roche, vol.1, p.128

[Roche2-4] 1 2 3 Roche, vol.2, p.54

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