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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 on July 2. 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. The ship was given to Prince de Joinville,
son of king Louis-Philippe I, and sent to Smyrna
in 1839 to join the fleet of admiral Lalande who
intervened in Eastern Mediterranean affairs.
From 1841
to 1843, the Belle Poule 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 went to Morocco to support the action of General Bugeaud
in Algeria. In 1854, she transported munitions during
the Crimean war. Her career finally ended in 1861 and
she was scrapped in 1884.
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About the
Belle Poule
model:
- Built from scratch
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Plank-on-frame,
hollow hull
construction
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Copper-plated bottom:
individual copper pieces (no 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.
- 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.
Click here for
lead time.
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Learn more about the Belle
Poule model here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_frigate_Belle_Poule_(1765)
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