''Beautemps-Beaupré'' is a ship of the French

Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service The Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service ( or SHOM) is a French public establishment of an administrative nature () administered by the Ministry of Armed Forces. It is the successor to the Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine, founded ...

, named after the hydrographer

Charles-François Beautemps-Beaupré Charles-François Beautemps-Beaupré (; 6 August 1766 in La Neuville-au-Pont – 16 March 1854 in Paris) was a French hydrographer, hydrographic engineer and cartographer. Biography He accompanied the expedition sent in search of La P ...

. It replaced ''Espérance'', decommissioned in 2000. the vessel was launched on 26 April 2002 and entered service on 13 December 2003.

Service history

On 9 May 2025, ''Beautemps-Beaupré'' arrived at the

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, Sri Lanka on a goodwill visit. The vessel departed the island on 13 May.

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