French ship Uranie

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Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Uranie, in honour of Urania:

Uranie (1791), 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)

Uranie (1832), a 60-gun frigate

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