ASTROLABE
- FRENCH - 1811
The ASTROLABE was a 380 tons corvette that was launched in
1811 under the name "LA COQUILLE". She was used
to chart the Mediterranean Sea, Black sea and in 1822 she
set out on her first world voyage under the command of Lieutenant-Commander
Duperrey. Then in 1825 she was renamed l'ASTROLABE in memory
of La Perouse. At that time she set sailed on her second voyage
of discovery under the command of captain Dumont d'Urville.
On 26th of February 1828 Captain Dumont d'Urville discovered
the place in Vanikoro where the ships of La Perouse had been
stranded.
On 7th of September 1837 after lengthy preparations, L'ASTROLABE
set sail accompanied by Zelee and headed towards Terra del
Fuego and the Atlantic Ocean. However, it was only on his
second expedition that Dumont d'Urville discovered a country
in the Antarctica which he named "Terre Adelaide"
according to his wife's name. L'ASTROLABE completed her last
voyage between 1844 and 1850 along the coasts of South America.
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