French ship Bellone

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Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne 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 , which captured the East Indiaman Lord Nelson on 14 August 1803 . A painting by Auguste Mayer commemorates the action.

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  Capture of Lord Nelson by Bellone

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  Painting by Auguste Mayer