A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the two-masted schooner-rigged cadet training ship La Belle Poule (1932) under sail in the Solent off Cowes.

A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the two-masted schooner-rigged cadet training ship La Belle Poule (1932) under sail in the Solent off Cowes. She is in the Solent for the Tall Ships Race to the Skaw which started on 16 August 1972. A number of small yachts, dinghies and motor leisure craft are in the picture.

Object Details

ID: P50562
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bromley-Martin, Angela Felicity
Vessels: La Belle Poule (1932)
Date made: August 1972
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 62 mm x 64 mm