Eight ships of the
Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Bellona'' after
Bellona Bellona may refer to:
Places
*Bellona, Campania, a ''comune'' in the Province of Caserta, Italy
*Bellona Reef, a reef in New Caledonia
*Bellona Island, an island in Rennell and Bellona Province, Solomon Islands
Ships
* HMS ''Bellona'' (1760), a 74 ...
, the goddess of war in
Roman mythology:
* was a 30-gun
sixth rate, formerly the French
privateer ''Bellone''. She was captured in 1747, and sold in 1749.
* was a 74-gun
third rate, launched in 1760 and broken up in 1814.
* ''Bellona'', possibly a
hired armed vessel
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the Royal Navy made use of a considerable number of hired armed vessels. These were generally smaller vessels, often cutters and luggers, that the Navy used for duties ranging from carrying and pa ...
or armed ship, was lost at the mouth of the Elbe circa December 1779. She had been escorting a convoy from Hull to Hamburg. Several of the merchantmen in the convoy were lost too.
* was a 3-gun vessel purchased in 1794. She was used as a mud boat from 1799 and was broken up in 1805.
* was a 28-gun sixth rate, formerly the French privateer . She was captured in 1806, renamed HMS ''Blanche'' in 1809, and was broken up in 1814.
*
HMS ''Bellona'' was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1812 as . She was renamed HMS ''Bellona'' in 1818, used for harbour service from 1840 and was broken up in 1868.
* was a third-class
cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles.
The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hu ...
launched in 1890 and sold in 1906.
* was a
scout cruiser launched in 1909 and sold in 1921.
* was a
modified ''Dido''-class light cruiser launched in 1942, on loan to the
Royal New Zealand Navy from 1948 to 1956, and broken up in 1959.
See also
* , several merchant vessels by that name
Citations
References
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