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'''''La Dauphine''''' (Fr. "The Dolphin") was a three-masted [[sailing ship|sailing vessel]] that served as the [[flagship]] of the explorer [[Giovanni da Verrazzano]] on his first voyage to the [[New World]] while seeking a shipping passage to China from Europe. |
'''''La Dauphine''''' (Fr. "The [feminine] Dolphin", term used for the [[Dauphine of France|wife of the crown prince]]) was a three-masted [[sailing ship|sailing vessel]] that served as the [[flagship]] of the explorer [[Giovanni da Verrazzano]] on his first voyage to the [[New World]] while seeking a shipping passage to China from Europe. |
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==Construction== |
==Construction== |
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The ship was built in 1518 at the Royal Dockyard of [[Le Havre]], [[Normandy]] and displayed the typical shape of a Norman ''nef'' ([[carrack]]). She had a tonnage of about 100.<ref name=rouen>{{cite web |author=Maritime Museum, Rouen |title=Reconstructing "La Dauphine" / Verrazano Project |url=http://www.musee-maritime-rouen.asso.fr/LANGUES/angleterre.html |accessdate=2009- |
The ship was built in 1518 at the Royal Dockyard of [[Le Havre]], [[Normandy]] and displayed the typical shape of a Norman ''nef'' ([[carrack]]). She had a tonnage of about 100.<ref name=rouen>{{cite web |author=Maritime Museum, Rouen |title=Reconstructing "La Dauphine" / Verrazano Project |url=http://www.musee-maritime-rouen.asso.fr/LANGUES/angleterre.html |accessdate=9 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012164148/http://www.musee-maritime-rouen.asso.fr/LANGUES/angleterre.html |archivedate=12 October 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The vessel could hold approximately fifty people. It was named for the [[Dauphin of France]], [[Francis III, Duke of Brittany]], the heir to the French throne who was born in 1518 to [[Claude of France]], daughter of [[Louis XII of France]], and [[King Francis I of France]].<ref name=paine>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kpMGlc-cvAoC&q=%22La+Dauphine%22+verrazano&pg=PA37 |author=Paine LP |title=Ships of Discovery and Exploration |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2000 |isbn=0-395-98415-7| page=37| year=2000}}</ref> |
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==Operational history== |
==Operational history== |
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The French king, |
The French king, [[Francis I of France|Francis I]], placed Verrazzano in charge of an expedition to find a new shipping passage westward to China,<ref name=britannica>{{cite encyclopedia| url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/626406/Giovanni-da-Verrazzano |title=Giovanni da Verrazzano |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica | accessdate=9 June 2009}}</ref> the elusive "[[Northwest Passage]]". The expedition started with four ships in 1523 from Normandy,<ref name=kellogg/> ''La Dauphine'' being the flagship. Soon after departure the convoy encountered a storm and sought refuge in Brittany.<ref name=dictionary>{{cite web| url=http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=572&interval=25&&PHPSESSID=vk7lmioob6ujl1g7dkcj5don43 |title=Verrazzano |author=Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online |accessdate=10 June 2009}}</ref> With two ships damaged, only two ships continued; however, ''La Normande'' soon returned also, after some privateering, and ''La Dauphine'' continued alone to [[Madeira]] for the winter. |
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With supplies for an eight-month voyage, |
With supplies for an eight-month voyage, Verrazzano left Madeira on 24 January 1524. ''La Dauphine'' was piloted by Antoine de Conflans<ref>The Mariner's Museum, [http://www.mariner.org/exploration/index.php?type=explorer&id=22 "Exploration Through the Ages: Giovanni da Verrazzano"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019184158/http://www.mariner.org/exploration/index.php?type=explorer&id=22 |date=19 October 2007 }}. Retrieved on 20 July 2009.</ref> and Verrazzano's brother, Girolamo, the only other person aboard whose name is known, served as navigator and [[cartographer]]. |
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Verrazzano arrived at the American continent off [[Cape Fear (headland)|Cape Fear]] in early March, briefly sailed south, and then turned north sailing along the Atlantic shore. [[Pamlico Sound]] was entered and Verrazzano's exaggerated description of it gave birth to the concept of ''Verrazzano's Sea'' as a cartographic error for the next century.<ref name=kellogg>{{cite book | url= |
Verrazzano arrived at the American continent off [[Cape Fear (headland)|Cape Fear]] in early March, briefly sailed south, and then turned north sailing along the Atlantic shore. [[Pamlico Sound]] was entered and Verrazzano's exaggerated description of it gave birth to the concept of ''Verrazzano's Sea'' as a cartographic error for the next century.<ref name=kellogg>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8_aDQwNeY98C&q=%22La+Dauphine%22+verrazano&pg=PA10 |author=Kellogg LP |title=The French Regime in Wisconsin and the Northwest |publisher=Heritage Books, 2007 |isbn=978-0-7884-1766-5 |pages=10–12 | year=2007}}</ref> Verrazano's Sea was declared as a sea connection to the west across the continent. |
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Going farther north ''La Dauphine'' sailed too far offshore to encounter [[Chesapeake Bay]] and [[Delaware Bay]],<ref name=dictionary/> but then entered and anchored in [[New York Bay]] on April |
Going farther north ''La Dauphine'' sailed too far offshore to encounter [[Chesapeake Bay]] and [[Delaware Bay]],<ref name=dictionary/> but then entered and anchored in [[New York Bay]] on 17 April 1524.<ref name=paine/> Verrazzano named the harbor ''[[New Angoulême|Angoulême]]'' after a dukedom that belonged to the king.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nymapsociety.org/FEATURES/SHAUGER2.HTM | author=Shauger F | title=Angouleme, The First European Name for New York | accessdate=9 June 2009 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013114439/http://www.nymapsociety.org/FEATURES/SHAUGER2.HTM | archivedate=13 October 2008 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Thereafter ''La Dauphine'' sailed farther north, passed [[Long Island]] and [[Block Island]], and anchored in [[Narragansett Bay]] for two weeks. The vessel then continued and reached the [[Penobscot River]] in [[Maine]], apparently missed entering the [[Bay of Fundy]],<ref name=dictionary/> passed [[Nova Scotia]], and arrived at the already known [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]].<ref name=paine/> |
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''La Dauphine'' returned to Dieppe, France, arriving on |
''La Dauphine'' returned to Dieppe, France, arriving on 8 July 1524.<ref name=britannica/> |
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==Reconstruction== |
==Reconstruction== |
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A specific plan of the original ''La Dauphine'' does not exist. A reconstruction model that has been on display at [[Dieppe, Seine-Maritime|Dieppe]], is considered imperfect.<ref name=rouen/> The [[Maritime, Fluvial and Harbour Museum of Rouen|Maritime Museum of Rouen]] has been working on a project to create a full-size [[Ship replica|replica]] of her. Currently a 1/50 model of ''La Dauphine'' has been created, and building plans are being developed, based on best evidence of contemporary documents and similar types of ships of the period. |
A specific plan of the original ''La Dauphine'' does not exist. A reconstruction model that has been on display at [[Dieppe, Seine-Maritime|Dieppe]], is considered imperfect.<ref name=rouen/> The [[Maritime, Fluvial and Harbour Museum of Rouen|Maritime Museum of Rouen]] has been working on a project to create a full-size [[Ship replica|replica]] of her. Currently a 1/50 model of ''La Dauphine'' has been created, and building plans are being developed, based on best evidence of contemporary documents and similar types of ships of the period. |
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It is intended that a reconstructed ''La Dauphine'' will cross the Atlantic to arrive at [[New York Harbor]], possibly in time for the five hundredth anniversary of the European discovery of the harbor by Verrazzano on |
It is intended that a reconstructed ''La Dauphine'' will cross the Atlantic to arrive at [[New York Harbor]], possibly in time for the five hundredth anniversary of the European discovery of the harbor by Verrazzano on 17 April 2024.<ref name=rouen/> During the reconstruction the building site at the museum will be accessible to tourists. |
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''La Dauphine'' has a later namesake in an eighteenth |
''La Dauphine'' has a later namesake in an eighteenth-century warship of the [[French Navy]]. |
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*[http://www.routesfrancois1.com/region_GB.php?Nom=International Picture of ''La Dauphine''] |
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 La Dauphine (model)
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| Name | La Dauphine |
| Builder | Royal Dockyard, Le Havre |
| Laid down | 1518 |
| Fate | unknown |
| Notes | 1523–24 voyage to explore the East coast of North America |
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| Class and type | Carrack |
| Tons burthen | ~ 100 t |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | ~ 50 |
La Dauphine (Fr. "The [feminine] Dolphin", term used for the wife of the crown prince) was a three-masted sailing vessel that served as the flagship of the explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano on his first voyage to the New World while seeking a shipping passage to China from Europe.
Construction[edit]
The ship was built in 1518 at the Royal Dockyard of Le Havre, Normandy and displayed the typical shape of a Norman nef (carrack). She had a tonnage of about 100.[1] The vessel could hold approximately fifty people. It was named for the Dauphin of France, Francis III, Duke of Brittany, the heir to the French throne who was born in 1518 to Claude of France, daughter of Louis XII of France, and King Francis I of France.[2]
Operational history[edit]
The French king, Francis I, placed Verrazzano in charge of an expedition to find a new shipping passage westward to China,[3] the elusive "Northwest Passage". The expedition started with four ships in 1523 from Normandy,[4] La Dauphine being the flagship. Soon after departure the convoy encountered a storm and sought refuge in Brittany.[5] With two ships damaged, only two ships continued; however, La Normande soon returned also, after some privateering, and La Dauphine continued alone to Madeira for the winter.
With supplies for an eight-month voyage, Verrazzano left Madeira on 24 January 1524. La Dauphine was piloted by Antoine de Conflans[6] and Verrazzano's brother, Girolamo, the only other person aboard whose name is known, served as navigator and cartographer.
Verrazzano arrived at the American continent off Cape Fear in early March, briefly sailed south, and then turned north sailing along the Atlantic shore. Pamlico Sound was entered and Verrazzano's exaggerated description of it gave birth to the concept of Verrazzano's Sea as a cartographic error for the next century.[4] Verrazano's Sea was declared as a sea connection to the west across the continent.
Going farther north La Dauphine sailed too far offshore to encounter Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay,[5] but then entered and anchored in New York Bay on 17 April 1524.[2] Verrazzano named the harbor Angoulême after a dukedom that belonged to the king.[7] Thereafter La Dauphine sailed farther north, passed Long Island and Block Island, and anchored in Narragansett Bay for two weeks. The vessel then continued and reached the Penobscot River in Maine, apparently missed entering the Bay of Fundy,[5] passed Nova Scotia, and arrived at the already known Newfoundland.[2] La Dauphine returned to Dieppe, France, arriving on 8 July 1524.[3]
Reconstruction[edit]
A specific plan of the original La Dauphine does not exist. A reconstruction model that has been on display at Dieppe, is considered imperfect.[1] The Maritime Museum of Rouen has been working on a project to create a full-size replica of her. Currently a 1/50 model of La Dauphine has been created, and building plans are being developed, based on best evidence of contemporary documents and similar types of ships of the period.
It is intended that a reconstructed La Dauphine will cross the Atlantic to arrive at New York Harbor, possibly in time for the five hundredth anniversary of the European discovery of the harbor by Verrazzano on 17 April 2024.[1] During the reconstruction the building site at the museum will be accessible to tourists.
Note[edit]
La Dauphine has a later namesake in an eighteenth-century warship of the French Navy.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Maritime Museum, Rouen. "Reconstructing "La Dauphine" / Verrazano Project". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ a b c Paine LP (2000). Ships of Discovery and Exploration. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2000. p. 37. ISBN 0-395-98415-7.
- ^ a b "Giovanni da Verrazzano". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ a b Kellogg LP (2007). The French Regime in Wisconsin and the Northwest. Heritage Books, 2007. pp. 10–12. ISBN 978-0-7884-1766-5.
- ^ a b c Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. "Verrazzano". Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ The Mariner's Museum, "Exploration Through the Ages: Giovanni da Verrazzano" Archived 19 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 20 July 2009.
- ^ Shauger F. "Angouleme, The First European Name for New York". Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2009.