Alcyone (1985 ship)

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.

Turbosail ship Alcyone in harbour
History
France
NameAlcyone
NamesakeAlcyone
OwnerCousteau Society
Port of registryLa Rochelle,  France
BuilderAteliers & Chantiers La Rochelle Pallice
Yard number1238
Launched1985[1]
Completed1985
HomeportConcarneau, Brittany , France[2]
Identification
General characteristics
TypeResearch ship
Length103 ft (31.4 m)[1]
Beam29 ft (8.8 m)[1]
Draught7 ft 8 in (2.3 m)[1]
Sail plan
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)[1]
Crew12[1]
  • John Denver wrote a short song called "Alcyone The Wind" as a tribute to Alcyone. The song was sung in the 1993 documentary Secret Societies of Dolphins and Whales.

References

  1. "Alcyone and Turbosail" (PDF). toledoseaport.org. 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  2. "Alcyone". cousteau.org. 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2014.


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