La Dauphine

	La Dauphine (model)
History
France
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
General characteristics
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.