French ship Laplace (A 793) explained

Laplace is a hydrographic survey ship of the French Navy, third of the s.

Career

In 1999, Laplace surveyed the Persian Gulf, retrieving samples from the sea floor under 3000 metres of water.^[1]

In 2004, she took part in an anti-drug operation leading to the capture of 2 tonnes of cocaine.

In 2016, after the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804, Laplace was dispatched to search for the black boxes of the aircraft.^{[2] [3]} She departed her base of Porto-Vecchio, in Corsica, on 27 May and arrived at the search area by 31 May.^[2] On 1 June Laplace detected a signal from one of the black box recorders.^[4]

References

Citations

References

• Book: Roche, Jean-Michel. 2005. Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 978-2-9525917-0-6. 165892922. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. 2. (1870-2006)

See also

• List of active French Navy ships

Notes and References

1. http://www.netmarine.net/bat/hydro/laplace/actu.htm Histoire et actualités du BH Laplace
2. News: EgyptAir crash: French naval ship to join search . . 27 May 2016 . 27 May 2016.
3. News: Nicola. Clark. Declan. Walsh. Nour. Youssef. Investigators Race to Find EgyptAir Jet's Black Boxes. The New York Times. 27 May 2016. 28 May 2016.
4. Web site: EgyptAir flight 804: 'black box' signals from crashed plane detected. Tran. Mark. 2016-06-01. the Guardian. 2016-06-01.