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French ship Astrolabe

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French patrol navy L'Astrolabe has docked in Cape Town

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©PIRIOU 2017 TAAF Patrouilleur Polaire L'Astrolabe

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Corvetta Francese ASTROLABE 1812

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Astrolabe 1812 veliero Mantua Model

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L'Astrolabe

Astrolabe was a horse barge converted to an exploration ship of the French Navy and was originally named Coquille. She is famous for her travels with Jules Dumont d'Urville. The name derives from an early navigational instrument, the astrolabe, a precursor to the sextant.
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