Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Uranie, in honour of Urania:
- Uranie (1788), a 40-gun frigate
- Uranie (1797), better known as Géographe of Baudin expedition of 1800 to 1802
- Uranie (1800), a 44-gun frigate, lead ship of her class
- Uranie (1803), a luger, wrecked in 1816
- Uranie (1811), a corvette, ran aground and wrecked on 14 February 1820 during a circumnavigational expedition under Louis de Freycinet (1817–1820)[1]
- Uranie (1832), a 60-gun frigate[2]
Citations
References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 – 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 452. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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