Alcyone (1985 ship)

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]

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.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Alcyone and Turbosail" (PDF). toledoseaport.org. 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Alcyone". cousteau.org. 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2014.