Haudaudine
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image=Suomen-Joutsen.jpg | Ship caption=Suomen Joutsen, the sister ship of Haudaudine. }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header= | Ship country= | Ship flag=File:Flag of France.svg | Ship name=Haudaudine | Ship namesake=Pierre Haudaudine | Ship owner=Société Anonyme des Armateurs Nantais | Ship registry=Saint-Nazaire, {{FRA}} | Ship ordered= | Ship builder=Chantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire, France | Ship yard number= | Ship laid down= | Ship launched=18 September 1902 | Ship completed= | Ship maiden voyage= | Ship in service=1902–1905 | Ship fate=Foundered off New Caledonia in 1905 | Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class= | Ship type=Full-rigged ship | Ship tonnage=*{{GRT|2,393}}
| Ship displacement= | Ship length={{convert|96|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | Ship beam={{convert|12.26|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship height= | Ship draft={{convert|6.35|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship depth={{convert|7.29|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship hold depth= | Ship sail plan=*Three masts, all square rigged;
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Haudaudine was a French full-rigged ship owned by Société Anonyme des Armateurs Nantais. Built by Chantiers de Penhoët in Saint-Nazaire in 1902 and named after Pierre Haudaudine, she ran aground off New Caledonia on 3 January 1905 and sank shortly after the crew had abandoned the ship.[http://www.paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=TC19050105.2.12.4&e=-------10--1----2%22james+temple+fisher%22-- Shipwreck]. Colonist, 5 January 1905. {{retrieved | accessdate=2012-03-10}}
Haudaudine was the sister ship of Suomen Joutsen, the former school ship of the Finnish Navy, which is today a museum ship in Turku, Finland.{{cite book |last=Auvinen|first=Visa|title=Suomen Joutsen — Onnekas satavuotias|publisher=TS-Yhtymä Oy|year=2002|isbn=951-9129-48-0}}
Description
In 1902, the French shipping company Société Anonyme des Armateurs Nantais ordered two 3,100-ton full-rigged ships from Chantiers de Penhoët in Saint-Nazaire. The first ship was launched on 7 August 1902 and christened Laënnec after the French doctor René Laennec. She was followed by Haudaudine, which was launched on 18 September 1902 and named after an 18th-century French merchant and politician from Nantes, Pierre Haudaudine.
The steel-hulled Haudaudine was {{convert|96|m|ft|0}} long overall, had a beam of {{convert|12.26|m|ftin}} at midship and drew {{convert|6.35|m|ftin}} of water when fully laden. Her tonnage was 2,393 register tons gross, 1,734 register tons net and 3,100 tons deadweight. The sail area of the three-masted, full-rigged Haudaudine was {{convert|2807|m2|sqft}}. She had a crew of 25.
Final voyage
Haudaudine left Koné, New Caledonia, on 3 January 1905. She had arrived earlier from Yokohama, Japan, in ballast and was loaded for her homeward voyage with 3,042 tons of nickel ore from the Katavite mines bound for Rotterdam, Germany. After having been towed clear of the reefs by tugboat SS St. Pierre, she set sail in a fresh breeze. However, at sunset the wind died out and the strong currents began pushing Haudaudine towards the Contrariété Reef between Cape Goulvain and Porondu Island. Powerless to stop the ship or alter the course, the captain ordered soundings to be taken every few minutes to determine the water depth.[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=GRA19050224.2.2&dliv=&e=-------10--1----0-- Wreck of a French Ship]. Grey River Argus, 24 February 1905. {{retrieved | accessdate=2012-03-10}}
When the bow of Haudaudine collided with the coral reef, the ship swerved around and her stern hit the reef several times, flooding the aft compartments. Within three hours the stern had settled down and the captain gave an order to abandon ship for the crew of 25 and three passengers. After the lifeboats had been launched, Haudaudine heeled to port, capsized and sank on the reef with seven feet of water over the starboard side. The lifeboats reached Port Moneo and Bourail in the following morning.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25374005 News and notes]. The West Australian, 10 February 1905. {{retrieved | accessdate=2012-03-10}}
Haudaudine was a total loss and storms eventually broke her up on the reef. Some remains, such as the auxiliary boilers, are still visible on the reef.[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001887/188770e.pdf Underwater Cultural Heritage in Oceania]. UNESCO, 2010. {{retrieved | accessdate=2012-03-11}} Her helm has been restored and put on display in the New Caledonia Maritime History Museum.[http://www.divetheblue.net/pdf/142HeritageWrecks.pdf Heritage Wrecks]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Sportdiving Magazine, October/November 2010. {{retrieved | accessdate=2012-03-10}}