Several vessels have been named ''Alcyone'' (or ''Alcione''): * ''Alcyone'' was launched in 1810 at Kingston-on-Hull. She spent much of her career as a merchantman sailing across the Atlantic. She suffered a major grounding in 1824. Circa 1827 ''Alcyone'' sailed to India under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). After her one voyage to India, ''Alcyone'' traded to the Baltic and to North and Central America. In 1844–1845 she participated in the

guano Guano (Spanish from qu, wanu) is the accumulated excrement of seabirds or bats. As a manure, guano is a highly effective fertilizer due to the high content of nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium, all key nutrients essential for plant growth. G ...

rush at Ichaboe Island. She was last listed in 1847. * was launched in France in 1810 and under another name. She was taken in prize. Waters & Co. purchased her in 1814 and renamed her. She initially sailed to Asia and India under a licence from the British East India Company. She then sailed between London and the

Cape of Good Hope The Cape of Good Hope ( af, Kaap die Goeie Hoop ) ;''Kaap'' in isolation: pt, Cabo da Boa Esperança is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa. A common misconception is that the Cape of Good Hope is t ...

. She was last listed in 1824. * is a ship launched at La Rochelle in 1985 for the

Cousteau Society Jacques-Yves Cousteau, (, also , ; 11 June 191025 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the first successful Aqua-Lung, open-circuit SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus). Th ...

. ''Alcyone'' was created as an expedition ship and to test the operation of a new kind of marine propulsion system, the

turbosail The turbosail or French is a marine propulsion system using a sail-like vertical surface and a powered boundary layer control system to improve lift across a wide angle of attack. This allows the sail to power the boat in any direction simply by ...

. ''Alcyone''s two turbosails augment its diesel engines. Since the accidental sinking of , ''Alcyone'' has been the Cousteau Society's expedition vessel.

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