French ship Bellone
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Eleven ships of the French Navy
have born the name Bellone, in honour of Bellona
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Notable is the 34-gun Bellone, under Jacques François Perroud http://pagesperso-orange.fr/henri.maurel/corsair.htm, which captured the East Indiaman Lord Nelson
on 14 August 1803 http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_III/Vol_III_P_196.htm. A painting by Auguste Mayer commemorates the action.
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
have born the name Bellone, in honour of Bellona
Bellona (goddess)
Bellona was an Ancient Roman goddess of war, similar to the Ancient Greek Enyo. Bellona's attribute is a sword and she is depicted wearing a helmet and armed with a spear and a torch....
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- Bellone (1690-1696), a galley
- Bellone (1696-1719), a 32-gun frigate
- Bellone (1745-1749), a 30-gun frigate
- Bellone (1758-1777), a 32-gun frigate
- BelloneFrench frigate Bellone (1779)The Bellone was an Iphigénie-class 32-gun frigate of the French Navy. She was one of the French ships with a copper-covered hull.In 1782, she fought against HMS Coventry...
(1779-1806), a 32-gun Iphigénie class frigateIphigénie class frigateThe Iphigénie class was a group of nine 32-gun/12-pounder frigates of the French Navy, built during the late 1770s at Lorient and Saint Malo . They were designed by Léon Guignace. The seven built at Saint Malo were initially numbered Nos. 1 - 7 respectively, and not given names until October 1777 ... - Bellone (1797-1797), a xebec
- BelloneFrench frigate Bellone (1807)The Bellone was an 44-gun frigate of the French Navy.She departed Saint-Malo on 18 January 1809, bound for the Indian Ocean, under Guy-Victor Duperré....
(1807-1817), a 44-gun frigate - Bellone (1808), an unknown ship
- Bellone (1814-1840), a 44-gun Hortense class frigateHortense class frigateJacques-Noël Sané designed the Hortense class 40-gun frigates of the French Navy in 1802. Seven frigates were built to this new design between 1803 and 1807. Of the seven, one was wrecked at sea and the British Royal Navy captured four, taking three into service.* HortenseJacques-Noël Sané designed...
- Bellone (1853-1877), a 38-gun frigate
- Bellone (Q102, 1917-1935), the lead ship of the Bellone class of submarines
Privateers
Several French privateers also bore the name.Notable is the 34-gun Bellone, under Jacques François Perroud http://pagesperso-orange.fr/henri.maurel/corsair.htm, which captured the East Indiaman Lord Nelson
Lord Nelson (East Indiaman)
Lord Nelson was an East Indiaman, launched in late 1799, sailing for the East India Company. She made five voyages, of which she completed four. On her second voyage the French privateer Bellone captured her, but the Royal Navy recaptured her within about two weeks...
on 14 August 1803 http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_III/Vol_III_P_196.htm. A painting by Auguste Mayer commemorates the action.