The Belle Poule is a French naval schooner used as a training vessel. She was launched on 8 February 1932 at the Chantiers de Normandie at Fecamp. She is a replica of a type of fishing vessel that was used until 1935 off Iceland for catching cod. She has a sister ship; the 蓆oile. In 1940 she fled to the United Kingdom and in July was seized by the British. Both 蓆oile and Belle Poule then served the Free French Forces during the Second World War. Bay of Saint Malo. Ille-et-Vilaine department. Brittany region. France.