Eight ships of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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 have borne the name HMS Bellona after a 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....

, the goddess of war in Roman mythology

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was a 30-gun sixth rate, formerly the French privateer

Privateer

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 Bellone. She was captured in 1747, and sold in 1749. was a 74-gun third rate, launched in 1760 and broken up in 1814. 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 Bellone

French ship Bellone

Eleven ships of the French Navy have born the name Bellone, in honour of Bellona:* Bellone , a galley* Bellone , a 32-gun frigate* Bellone , a 30-gun frigate* Bellone , a 32-gun frigate...

. She was captured in 1806, renamed HMS Blanche in 1809, and was broken up in 1814.

• HMS Bellona
  HMS Indus (1812)
  HMS Indus was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 19 December 1812 at Deptford Wharf.She was placed on harbour service in 1840, and was eventually broken up in 1868....
  
   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
  Cruiser
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   launched in 1890 and sold in 1906. was a Boadicea-class
  Boadicea class cruiser
  The Boadicea class was a two ship class of scout cruisers of the Royal Navy, consisting of HMS Bellona and HMS Boadicea. They were the first class to be fitted with turbine machinery, propulsion which became standard for all future cruisers...
  
   scout cruiser
  Scout cruiser
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   launched in 1909 and sold in 1921. was a modified Dido-class
  Dido class cruiser
  The Dido class was a class of sixteen light cruisers built for the Royal Navy. The design was influenced by the Arethusa class light cruisers. The first group of three ships was commissioned in 1940, the second group and third group were commissioned in 1941–1942...
  
   light cruiser
  Light cruiser
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   launched in 1942, on loan to the Royal New Zealand Navy
  Royal New Zealand Navy
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  from 1948 to 1956, and broken up in 1959.