0 ▁including ▁one ▁officer ▁with ▁space ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁tra ine es . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁Belle ▁P ou le ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁by ▁Ch anti ers ▁de ▁Norm and ie ▁at ▁F ec amp . ▁The ▁fourth ▁vessel ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Navy ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁name , ▁she ▁has ▁a ▁sister ▁ship , ▁.. ▁Both ▁ships ▁were ▁constructed ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁an ne xes ▁to ▁the ▁É cole ▁nav ale . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁she ▁fled ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁in ▁July ▁was ▁seized ▁by ▁the ▁British . ▁Both ▁É to ile ▁and ▁Belle ▁P ou le ▁then ▁served ▁ ▁the ▁Free ▁French ▁Forces ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Belle ▁P ou le ▁as ▁an ▁an nex . ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁their ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁Free ▁French ▁they ▁received ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁fly ▁the ▁French ▁flag ▁with ▁the ▁cross ▁of ▁Lor raine . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Br est . ▁Since ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Belle ▁P ou le ▁has ▁been ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁P au illa c . ▁ ▁The ▁sch oon er ▁is ▁used ▁a ▁training ▁ship ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁Navy ▁and ▁is ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁É cole ▁Nav ale ▁( N aval ▁School ) ▁at ▁Br est . ▁Belle ▁P ou le ▁under w ent ▁a ▁ref it ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁sch oon