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| Built | 1801 |
| Fate | Captured by the English |
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| Length: | 47 metres |
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| Complement: | 300 |
| Armament: | 40 guns:
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The Belle-Poule was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, built fromplans by Jacques-Noël Sané and Borda. She was launched on the 18 April 1802.
In March 1803, she was incorporated to the fleet of counter-Admiral Linois, whose mission was to re-take the colonies of the Indian Ocean, given to English at the peace of Amiens. The fleet included the 78-gun ship of the line Marengo, the 40-gun frigates Atalante, Belle-Poule and Sémillante, troop ships and cargoes with food and ammunition.
At the beginning of November, the division set sail for Batavia to protect the Dutch colonies. En route, Linois destroyed the English counters in Bencoolen, capturing five ships, and sailed for the Sea of China, where an English convoy was expected. The fleets met on the 14 February 1804, but the firepower of the English (350 guns against 125) drove the French away. Linois returned to Batavia and the Atalante and Belle-Poule were dispatched in the gulf of Bengal; the Belle-Poule captured a few ships before returning to the île de France.
In 1805 and 1806, the Belle-Poule and some other ships of the division cruised the African coasts between the Red Sea the the Cape of Good Hope, capturing some ships. On the 13 March 1806, Linois met with the divison of vice-Admiral sir John Warrem, with 7 ships of the line (including the 108-gun HMS London , the 82-gun HMS Ramilles and HMS Repulse, and the 80-gun HMS Foudroyant), 2 frigates (including the 48-gun HMS Amazone) and one corvette. After a fierce duel against the London, the Marengo stroke her colours; the Belle-Poule battled against the HMS Amazone and later against the HMS Ramilles, and had to surrender as well
She was commissioned in the Royal Navy and decommissioned in 1816.
See also
- French ship Belle Poule for eponymous ships.