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La Belle Poule11142
Nominal Guns32NNF-1715
NationalityFranceNNF-1715
OperatorMarine NationaleNNF-1715
Keel Laid Down1765/03NNF-1715
Acquired1766/11/18NNF-1715
First Commissioned1767/01
ShipyardBordeaux NNF-1715
ConstructorLeon-Michel Guignance NNF-1715
CategoryFifth RateNNF-1715
National RateQuatrième RangNNF-1715
Ship TypeFrigate NNF-1715
Captured1780/07/14NNF-1715
Becomes British fifth rate frigate 'Belle Poule' (1780) NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck132' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Length of Keel119' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Breadth34' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi) 
Burthen620Ton 

Armament

1767/01Broadside Weight = 174 French Livre (187.746 lbs 85.173 kg) NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck26French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6French 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1737/012688 officers, 260 menNNF-1715
Service History
DateEvent Source
1778/06/17Action vs Arethusa - Arethusa vs Belle Poule 
1780/07/14Taken by Nonsuch  

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
NNF-1715 Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1715 à 1774Alain DemerliacBook
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Friday 31st of August 2012 22:19

14 Jul 1780 French Belle Poule 36 captain Kergariou taken by Nonsuch 64 Captain Sir James Wallace off the Loire and added

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