A distant port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the French Navy sail training schooner La Belle Poule (1932) or L'Etoile (1932) under sail in the Solent area.

A distant port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the French Navy sail training schooner La Belle Poule (1932) or L'Etoile (1932) under sail in the Solent area. She has all sails set and is on the port tack, with a slight heel to starboard. These two vessels are identical and it is not known which of the two is depicted in this transparency.

Object Details

ID: PCT19242
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bromley-Martin, Angela Felicity
Vessels: La Belle Poule (1932); L'Etoile (1932)
Date made: 4 August 1974
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 38 mm