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The corvette L'Astrolabe was launched at Toulon in 1811. She was initially designated as horse transport ship named Ecurie . The ship had a displacement of 390 tons and soon after launch, it will be discovered that she had very good nautical qualities.
During 1813 she was refit for logistic purposes (transportation of men and ammunition). The new corvette was named La Coquille .
Because of her qualities, she was again transformed for geographic survey voyages. In 1822, she set out on her first world voyage... continue |