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BELLE  POULE model

The Belle Poule was a 60-gun frigate of the French Navy, famous for bringing the remains of Napoléon from Saint Helena back to France in what became known as the Retour des cendres. On July 27th 1840, she was painted black and set sail for Saint Helena. Belle Poule brought back the coffin to Cherbourg where it was transferred onto the steamship Normandie and brought back to Paris along the Seine for a final resting place in the Invalides.

The Belle Poule model was launched in 1834. She was the first ship built in a covered shipyard. She displayed very good sailing properties. The word belle is "beautiful", while poule is a reference to her name--Paule, but also means "chick", which in French, as it was later adopted in English, can refer to a young girl.

Belle Poule was given to Prince de Joinville, son of king Louis-Philippe I, and sent in 1839 to Smyrna to join the fleet of admiral Lalande who stood ready to intervene in Eastern Mediterranean affairs.

From 1841 to 1843, Belle Poule model was used on diplomatic missions by the Prince. As such she sailed to Amsterdam, Quebec, Halifax, New-York, Philadelphia, Washington, and Lisbon. In 1843, the frigate took him to Rio de Janeiro to wed the daughter of the Brazilian Emperor.

In 1844, she was sent to Morocco to support the action of General Bugeaud in Algeria. In 1854, she transported munitions during the Crimean war. In 1859, she was used in Genoa as a powder store. Her career finally ended in 1861 and she was scrapped in 1884.

Her name was derived from “la belle Paule” as was known Paule de Viguier, Baroness of Fonterville famous for her exquisite beauty.

Belle Poule model

About the Belle Poule model (not a kit):

- Built from scratch 

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Plank-on-frame, hollow hull construction

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Copper-plated bottom: individual copper pieces (no shiny copper paint, no fake lines.)

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Blackened metal cannons and wooden carriage.  Under the main deck, all guns are "real" guns which have proper barrels and wooden carriages which sit on a real deck under the main deck. These guns are not simple barrels inserted into a solid hull like in a cheap model.
 
- Authentic Extensive rigging system comprised of many different sizes of rope and features numerous blocks and deadeyes.

We build this model the following sizes: 39" long and 27" long. Contact us for prices. Please click here for lead time.

Belle Poule ship

Belle Poule

Learn more about the Belle Poule model here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_frigate_Belle_Poule_(1765)