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Sail-Training Ships
Belle Poule-class Barque - 1937
- Belle Poule
- Étoile

Barracuda-class Yawl - 1941
- Barracuda
- Malice
- Mutine

Belle Poule and Étoile, French Tall Ships laid down 1937

Displacement:
2,000 t light; 2,060 t standard; 2,931 t normal; 3,628 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
311.79 ft / 282.15 ft x 42.65 ft x 18.37 ft (normal load)
95.03 m / 86.00 m x 13.00 m x 5.60 m

Armament:
1 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns in single mounts, 12.87lbs / 5.84kg shells, 1937 Model
Breech loading gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1937 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 14 lbs / 6 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 1,882 shp / 1,404 Kw = 13.50 kts
Range 19,315nm at 13.50 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,567 tons

Complement:
198 - 258

Cost:
£0.430 million / $1.718 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 2 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 52 tons, 1.8 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,396 tons, 47.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 931 tons, 31.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 550 tons, 18.8 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
10,422 lbs / 4,727 Kg = 809.6 x 3.0 " / 75 mm shells or 4.1 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 1.7 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 13.7 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 76 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.464
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.62 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 16.80 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 34 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 38
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 40.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 19.69 ft / 6.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 15.58 ft / 4.75 m
- Mid (50 %): 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Stern: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Average freeboard: 13.37 ft / 4.08 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 28.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 88.7 %
Waterplane Area: 7,418 Square feet or 689 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 439 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 107 lbs/sq ft or 520 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.75
- Longitudinal: 5.12
- Overall: 1.95
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
- 450 tons for masts, rigging, and spares for same
- 100 tons for training facilities

Notes:
- 1301 tons of ballast and deep cargo/cabins simmed as bunker fuel. Actual range is 3,000nm at 13.50 kts, with 266 tons of total bunker displacement.

Ships in Class:
- Belle Poule
- Étoile

Barracuda-class Yawl
Length overall: 15.5 m / 51 ft incl spars
Length deck: 14.3 m / 46 ft 10 in
Length waterline: 9.76 m / 32 ft
Beam: 3.6 m / 11 ft 10 in
Draft: 2.06 m / 6 ft 8 in
Displacement: 14 tons
Vessels in Class: Barracuda, Malice, Mutine