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French schooner Belle Poule

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sail around Brest during the winter, and occasionally participate in meetings during the summer, mainly in European waters. In 1975, they had a refit, and the engines were replaced with 183 kW (245 shp) Baudoin DNP8. In 2009, they crossed the Atlantic to New York. Since 13 May 1978
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in 1914. In the following years, it emerged that student officers would benefit from at least some sailing training. Since it would consist only in short cruises around Brest rather than long cruises, the school decided not to build a three-masted ship. Instead, it chose a replica of a
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diesel engine, rated at 93 kilowatts (125 bhp). Her maximum speed in 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) on diesel engine. The propeller has only two blades, and can be stopped and locked vertically, as not to hinder the nautical qualities of the hull.
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served with the École navale in their normal role. In the morning of 18 June 1940, Lieutenant-Commander Cros, in charge of both schooners, was ordered to prepare for evacuating the students of the school in the face of the
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returned to Brest. From October they were appointed to the École navale again, but were in such bad condition that they stayed under refit until mid-1947. Their engines were replaced with 89 kW (120 hp)
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was regularly under attack from German planes. On 10 January 1941, she sustained two hits from incendiary bombs, and an officer, Blonsard
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for most of the journey due to an engine failure. They arrived on 13 May and were placed in reserve. In late September 1945,
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ordered two such ships, as to allow enough of the students to embark at the same time. The first was
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is propelled by 450 m (4,800 sq ft) of sails and an auxiliary
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Béquignon, Jean-Yves; Rozen, André (2000). Institut Océanographique (ed.).
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fishing vessel used off Iceland, as a training ship of the students of the
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are still used by the École Navale as training ships in European waters.
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sailed each day of the week to train gunners, helmsmen,
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paid the ships a visit, and Blonsard was awarded the
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The schooner as well as her 221:(17 km/h; 10 mph) on diesel 50: 7: 170:37.5 m (123 ft 0 in) 1095:Cold War auxiliary ships of France 663:has been sponsored by the city of 648:engines taken from German trucks. 540:in the night of 2 July as part of 14: 532:during the night, and arrived at 425:for catching cod. The ship has a 186:3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) 178:7.4 m (24 ft 3 in) 485:Forces Navales Françaises Libres 355:The Navy ordered the ships from 59: 52: 31: 972:Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010 970:Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009). 546:Hotchkiss Mle 1914 machine guns 309:In the early 20th century, the 1037:(September 1995): 22–33. 1995. 491:still flies the flag with the 207:) Baudouin DNP 8 diesel engine 1: 1012:Jane's Fighting Ships 1990–91 1010:Sharpe, Richard, ed. 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The ships crossed the 481:Free French Naval Forces 479:As a former ship of the 286:Free French Naval Forces 305:Design and construction 136:General characteristics 23:French ship Belle Poule 1067:"GoĂ©lette Belle Poule" 407: 357:Chantiers de Normandie 1105:Ships built in France 911:Lebosquain, Olivier. 551:On 16 November 1940, 427:standard displacement 405: 526:Notre-Dame-de-France 503:From September 1932 371:on 8 February 1932. 340:Ministry of the Navy 284:and was used by the 1115:Sail training ships 231:30 student officers 18:French naval vessel 615:On 15 April 1944, 542:Operation Catapult 408: 346:, and the second, 981:978-0-7106-2888-6 246: 245: 234:5 petty officers 131:In active service 1142: 1081: 1079: 1077: 1061: 1059: 1057: 1038: 1025: 1006: 985: 966: 957: 929: 928: 926: 924: 908: 902: 896: 890: 887:Schauffelen 2005 884: 878: 872: 861: 855: 846: 840: 831: 825: 816: 810: 804: 798: 789: 783: 774: 768: 755: 749: 740: 734: 728: 722: 713: 707: 698: 692: 493:Cross of Loraine 274:Second World War 260:in service as a 93:8 February 1932 67: 64: 63: 62: 57: 56: 55: 35: 28: 1150: 1149: 1145: 1144: 1143: 1141: 1140: 1139: 1085: 1084: 1075: 1073: 1064: 1055: 1053: 1048: 1045: 1028: 1022: 1009: 1003: 988: 982: 969: 960: 954: 941: 938: 933: 932: 922: 920: 910: 909: 905: 897: 893: 885: 881: 873: 864: 856: 849: 841: 834: 826: 819: 811: 807: 799: 792: 784: 777: 769: 758: 750: 743: 735: 731: 723: 716: 708: 701: 693: 682: 677: 625:West Hartlepool 605:Croix de Guerre 601:Queen Elizabeth 530:English Channel 501: 400: 398:Characteristics 338:. in 1931, the 307: 288:, returning to 262:training vessel 85:late July 1931 65: 60: 58: 53: 51: 41: 26: 19: 12: 11: 5: 1148: 1146: 1138: 1137: 1132: 1127: 1122: 1117: 1112: 1107: 1102: 1097: 1087: 1086: 1083: 1082: 1062: 1044: 1043:External links 1041: 1040: 1039: 1026: 1020: 1007: 1001: 986: 980: 967: 958: 952: 937: 934: 931: 930: 903: 891: 879: 862: 847: 832: 817: 805: 790: 788:, p. 204. 775: 773:, p. 268. 756: 741: 729: 714: 699: 679: 678: 676: 673: 500: 497: 419:fishing vessel 399: 396: 306: 303: 282:Fall of France 244: 243: 242: 241: 238: 235: 232: 227: 223: 222: 215: 211: 210: 209: 208: 197: 192: 188: 187: 184: 180: 179: 176: 172: 171: 168: 164: 163: 152: 148: 147: 142: 138: 137: 133: 132: 129: 125: 124: 123: 122: 116: 107: 104:Pennant number 99: 98:Identification 95: 94: 91: 87: 86: 83: 79: 78: 73: 69: 68: 48: 47: 43: 42: 36: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1147: 1136: 1135:Replica ships 1133: 1131: 1128: 1126: 1123: 1121: 1118: 1116: 1113: 1111: 1108: 1106: 1103: 1101: 1098: 1096: 1093: 1092: 1090: 1072: 1068: 1063: 1052: 1047: 1046: 1042: 1036: 1032: 1027: 1023: 1021:0-7106-0904-3 1017: 1013: 1008: 1004: 1002:1-58816-384-9 998: 994: 993: 987: 983: 977: 973: 968: 964: 959: 955: 949: 945: 940: 939: 935: 918: 917:netmarine.net 914: 907: 904: 901:, p. 21. 900: 895: 892: 889:, p. 78. 888: 883: 880: 877:, p. 20. 876: 871: 869: 867: 863: 860:, p. 19. 859: 854: 852: 848: 845:, p. 17. 844: 839: 837: 833: 830:, p. 15. 829: 824: 822: 818: 815:, p. 14. 814: 809: 806: 803:, p. 16. 802: 797: 795: 791: 787: 782: 780: 776: 772: 771:Saunders 2009 767: 765: 763: 761: 757: 754:, p. 71. 753: 748: 746: 742: 739:, p. 13. 738: 733: 730: 726: 721: 719: 715: 711: 706: 704: 700: 697:, p. 11. 696: 691: 689: 687: 685: 681: 674: 672: 670: 666: 662: 657: 653: 649: 647: 642: 638: 634: 630: 626: 623:departed for 622: 618: 613: 612: 608: 606: 602: 598: 592: 588: 587: 582: 578: 574: 570: 566: 562: 558: 554: 549: 547: 543: 539: 535: 531: 527: 523: 522:Jean-FrĂ©dĂ©ric 519: 515: 510: 506: 498: 496: 494: 490: 486: 482: 477: 474: 470: 466: 463:rated at 213 462: 458: 457:diesel engine 454: 450: 446: 444: 440: 436: 432: 428: 424: 420: 417:of a type of 416: 412: 404: 397: 395: 393: 389: 385: 381: 377: 372: 370: 366: 362: 358: 353: 351: 350: 345: 341: 337: 333: 329: 324: 323: 319:in 1904, and 318: 317: 312: 304: 302: 300: 299: 295: 291: 287: 283: 279: 275: 272:. 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Index

French ship Belle Poule

Pennant number
MMSI number
228796000
Callsign
Schooner
t
long tons
kW
hp
knots
French Navy
schooner
training vessel
cod
École navale
Second World War
Fall of France
Free French Naval Forces
Brest
sister ship
Étoile
French Navy
Melpomène
Borda
cod
schooner
Brest
Ministry of the Navy

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