A starboard quarter view of the French Navy 2-masted topsail schooner La Belle Poule (1932) under sail in the Solent.

A starboard quarter view of the French Navy two-masted topsail schooner 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, motor leisure craft and a Royal Navy Ton class minesweeper are in the picture. A duplicate transparency.

Object Details

ID: PCT19181
Type: Colour transparency
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: Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 38 mm