French frigate Belle Poule (1766)
Belle Poule was a French frigate of the Dédaigneuse class, designed by Léon-Michel Guignace. She is most famous for her duel with the British frigate HMS Arethusa on 17 June 1778, which began the French involvement in the American War of Independence.
Fight of Arethusa and the Belle Poule | |
History | |
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France | |
Name | Belle Poule |
Builder | Bordeaux shipyard |
Laid down | March 1765 |
Launched | 18 November 1766 |
Commissioned | Early 1767 |
Captured | 16 July 1780 by the Royal Navy |
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Great Britain | |
Name | Belle Poule |
Acquired | 16 July 1780 |
Commissioned | February 1781 |
Out of service | 1798 |
Fate | Broken up in 1801 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Dédaigneuse-class frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 43 m (141 ft) |
Beam | 11.2 m (37 ft) |
Draught | 4.9 m (16 ft) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 8 officers + 260 men |
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