French schooner Étoile

History
France
Name	Étoile
Namesake	"star"
Launched	1932
Identification	MMSI number: 228797000; Callsign: FACF; Pennant number: A 649;
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Type	Schooner
Displacement	225 tonnes
Length	37.50 m (123 ft 0 in)
Beam	7.40 m (24 ft 3 in)
Draught	3.65 m (12 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	Sail; 1 × 285 hp (213 kW) Baudouin diesel engine;
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) under sail; 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) on diesel;
Complement	1 officer; 5 non-commissioned officers; 10 quartermasters; 20 trainees;

Étoile ("star") is a French naval schooner used as a training vessel. She was built in 1932 as a replica of a cod fishing vessel used off Iceland, as a training ship of the students of the École navale. During the Second World War, Étoile sailed to the United Kingdom after the Fall of France and was used by the Free French Naval Forces, returning to Brest in 1945. The schooner as well as her sister ship Belle Poule are still used by the École Navale as training ships in European waters.

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