Alcyone (1985 ship)
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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. AlcyoneTemplate:'s two turbosails augment its diesel engines. Since the accidental sinking of Template:RV, Alcyone has been the Cousteau Society's expedition vessel.
Alcyone in popular culture
- 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
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External links
- Cousteau Society's ship page for the Alcyone
- Jean-Charles Nahon (Naval Architect Bureau Mauric) and Bernard Deguy (First captain of Alcyone): Experience with sail assisted propulsion: the Alcyone (presentation slides, 2013. PDF, 13 MB)
- Description of Turbosail
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