HMS Bellona (1806)
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Bellone was a French privateer frigate that cruised under Jacques François Perroud and achieved fame with the capture of large East Indiaman Lord Nelson on 14 August 1803. HMS Powerful captured her during the action of 9 July 1806. The British Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Bellona. Later, the Navy renamed her HMS Blanche. She was broken up in 1814.
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Capture of Lord Nelson on 14 August 1803. | |
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France | |
Name | Bellone[1] |
Builder | Bordeaux |
Launched | 1797 |
Commissioned | November 1799 |
Captured | On 9 July 1806 by the Royal Navy |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Bellona |
Acquired | Captured on 9 July 1806 |
Renamed | HMS Blanche in February 1808 |
Fate | Broken up in 1814 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 28-gun sixth rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 64285⁄94 bm |
Length | |
Beam | 33 ft 7 in (10.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft 4 in (3.5 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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