| Belle Poule | 3277 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 38 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1806/03/13 | BWAS-1793 | |
| First Commissioned | 1808/03 | ||
| Shipyard | Basse-Indre | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Sold | 1818/06/11 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 151' 6" | Imperial Feet | 46.1772 | Length of Keel | 127' 7 ⅝" | Imperial Feet | 38.9033 | Breadth | 39' 11" | Imperial Feet | 12.1666 | Depth in Hold | 13' 4" | Imperial Feet | 4.064 | Burthen | 1,076 64⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1808/03 | Broadside Weight = 517 Imperial Pound ( 234.4595 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 14 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1808/03 | 284 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1808/03 | 1812/07 | Captain | James Brisbane | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/07 | 1812/08 | Captain | Henry Whitby | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/08 | 1814 | Captain | George Harris | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814 | 1814/06 | Commander | Edward Williams | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/06/27 | 1815 | Commander | Francis Baker | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1810/11/13 | 1815/09/16 | Lieutenant | Robert Ball Boardman | NBD1849 |
| 1811/02 | 1811/08/08 | Lieutenant | Thomas Boardman | NBD1849 |
| 1814/08/22 | 1815 | First Lieutenant | John Bendyshe | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1812/01 | 1813/06 | Midshipman | Philip Bond | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1806/05/19 | Arrived at Portsmouth | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/09/16 | Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1808/05/16 | Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1808/06/15 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/02/15 | Attacked the French storeship Var, 26, moored under the guns of Valona, on the Albanian coast, and cut her out with very little trouble. The guns ashore did not open fire. | TRN5 |
| 1809/02/15 | Took the Sixth Rate Storeship Le Var at Valona, on the Albanian coast | |
| 1810/03/21 | Present at the Capture of Santa Maura | |
| 1811/05/05 | Present at the Attack on Parenzo | |
| 1811/12/11 | Took the Unrated Brig Carlotta | |
| 1812 | In the Channel | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813/04/03 | Took the Privateer Schooner Grand Napoleon | |
| 1813/05/11 | Took the Privateer Schooner Revenge | |
| 1813/12/14 | Took the Privateer Squirrel | |
| 1814/04 | Operations in the Gironde, various works commanding the river were entered and destroyed by a force under Captain George Harris | TRN5 |
| 1814/06 | Re-classed as a 20 gun UnratedTroop Ship | |
| 1814/08 | Began fitting as a Troopship at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/09 | Completed fitting as a Troopship at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/12/14 | Present at the Battle of Lake Borgne | |
| 1815 | Re-classed as a UnratedPrison Ship | |
| 1816/06/11 | Sold for £2,700 | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| TRN5 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol V | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |