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La Belle Poule

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Nominal Guns60FWAS1786
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorState Navy
Keel Laid Down1.4.1828FWAS1786
Launched26.3.1834FWAS1786
How acquiredPurpose builtFWAS1786
ShipyardCherbourg Dockyard - Cherbourg FWAS1786
Ship ClassSurveillante Class (1823)FWAS1786
Designed by
Mathurin François BoucherFrench
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Ship Builder
Service 1794-1851
FWAS1786
Constructor
Anne Françoise Joseph BesuchetFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1809-1842
ref:673
CategoryFourth RateFWAS1786
Ship TypeFrigateFWAS1786
Sailing RigShip RiggedFWAS1786
Sold for Break Up19.3.1861FWAS1786

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1119
Length of Gundeck54.40Meters178′ 5″ Imperial
Breadth14.50Meters47′ 6″ Imperial
Depth in Hold3.80Meters12′ 5″ Imperial
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1123
Length of Gundeck54.40Meters178′ 5″ Imperial
Breadth14.10Meters46′ 3″ Imperial
Depth in Hold7.00Meters22′ 11″ Imperial
Draught Forward6.09Meters19′ 11″ Imperial
Draught Aft6.59Meters21′ 7″ Imperial

Armament


26.3.1834Broadside Weight = 888 French Livre (958.3296 lbs 434.676 kg)FWAS1786
Upper Gun Deck30 French 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck28 French 30-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 French 18-Pounder

1842Broadside Weight = 958 French Livre (1033.8736 lbs 468.941 kg)FWAS1786
Upper Gun Deck4 French 22cm Paixhans
Upper Gun Deck26 French 30-Pounder
Spardeck24 French 30-Pound Carronade
Spardeck6 French 16cm Paixhans

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
26.3.1834300Design ComplementFWAS1786

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
5.1839 - 1843Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

9 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1839 - 1842Lieutenant de Vaisseau
François M Sosthène Fabre de la MaurelleFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1826-1872
ref:631
7.1840 - 1841Capitaine de Corvette
Léonard Victor Joseph CharnerFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1864
, Capitaine en Second
ref:631
bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Chirurgien-Major
Julien GuillardFrench
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1841
ref:631
bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Capitaine de Vaisseau
Claude HernouxFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1841
, Aide de Camp du Prince
ref:631
bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Chirurgien de Troisième Classe
Louis ThibautFrench
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1841
, listed "Chirurgien"
ref:631
bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Chirurgien de Troisième Classe
Charles BourdelFrench
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1841
, listed "Chirurgien"
ref:631
bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Lieutenant de Vaisseau
Jérôme Hyacinthe PenhoatFrench
Naval Sailor
Soldier
Service 1827-1878
, in charge of the 89th Cie
ref:631
bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Lieutenant de Vaisseau
Philippe Victor TouchardFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1839-1841
, Officier d'Ordonnance du Prince
ref:631
1842Capitaine de Corvette
Jean Gustave LugeolFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1864
, Capitaine en Second
ref:673

3 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Commis d'Administration
Alphonse ChédevilleFrench
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1821-1863
ref:631
bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Enseigne de Vaisseau
Joseph BazinFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1841
ref:631
bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Enseigne de Vaisseau
Charles Joseph Jacques Benjamin BonieFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1833-1887
, in charge of the 89th Cie
ref:631

Service History


DateEventSource
7.7.1840Sailed from Toulon FWIKI
8.10.1840Arrived at St Helena FWIKI
18.10.1840

Sailed from St Helena

FWIKI
30.11.1840Arrived at Cherbourg FWIKI
1841

Campaign on the coasts of Holland , then in the United States and returns in France by Portugal .

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6.1842

From June 1842 to 1843 , campaign to Lisbon and Brazil : her trip to Brazil aims at the marriage proposal of Princess Francisca de Bragança , "dona Françoise de Braganza" , daughter of Emperor Dom Pedro I and sister of Emperor Dom Pedro II and Queen of Portugal Maria II (Dona Maria) .
The union of the two princes was celebrated in Rio de Janeiro on May 1, 1843 .
Immediately after, the Prince de Joinville takes his wife to France where their two children will soon be born .

FWIKI


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
7.7.1840-30.11.1840Fleet for the return of the ashes of Napoléon I 

 
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