Alcyone (1985 ship)
Turbosail ship Alcyone in harbour | |
| History | |
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| France | |
| Name | Alcyone |
| Namesake | Alcyone |
| Owner | Cousteau Society |
| Port of registry | La Rochelle, France |
| Builder | Ateliers & Chantiers La Rochelle Pallice |
| Yard number | 1238 |
| Launched | 1985 |
| Completed | 1985 |
| Homeport | Concarneau, Brittany, France |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Research ship |
| Length | 103 ft (31.4 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Draught | 7 ft 8 in (2.3 m) |
| Sail plan |
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| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Crew | 12 |
Alcyone is a ship launched at La Rochelle in 1985 for the Cousteau Society. Alcyone was created as an expedition ship and to test the operation of a new kind of marine propulsion system, the turbosail. Alcyone's two turbosails augment its diesel engines. Since the accidental sinking of Calypso, Alcyone has been the Cousteau Society's expedition vessel.