&sq=&lang=&file=File:Belle-Poule-IMG_4865.jpg) Model of Belle-Poule, on display at Toulon naval museum.
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| History | |
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| Namesake | Paule de Viguier, baronne de Fonterville |
| Laid down | 1828 |
| Launched | 26 March 1834 |
| Commissioned | July 1835 |
| Decommissioned | 19 March 1861 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1888 |
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| Class and type | Surveillante-class frigate |
| Displacement | 2500 tonnes |
| Length | 54 metres (177 ft) |
| Beam | 14.10 metres (46.3 ft) |
| Draught | 3.80 metres (12.5 ft) |
| Propulsion | sail |
| Complement | 301 |
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| Armour | Timber |
Belle-Poule was a Surveillante-class 60-gun first rank frigate of the French Navy. She achieved fame for bringing the remains of Napoleon from Saint Helena back to France, in what became known as the Retour des cendres.