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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.

Belle Poule model

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.

Belle Poule ship

Belle Poule

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