French ship Bellone
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Eleven ships of the French Navy have born the name Bellone, in honour of Bellona:
- 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
- Bellone (1779-1806), a 32-gun Iphigénie class frigate
- Bellone (1797-1797), a xebec
- Bellone (1807-1817), a 44-gun frigate
- Bellone (1808), an unknown ship
- Bellone (1814-1840), a 44-gun Hortense class frigate
- 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 [1], which captured the East Indiaman Lord Nelson on 14 August 1803 [2]. A painting by Auguste Mayer commemorates the action.
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Capture of Lord Nelson by Bellone -
Painting by Auguste Mayer
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