French frigate Bellone (1807)



Bellone at the Battle of Grand Port.
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameBellone
NamesakeBellona
Ordered14 January 1803
BuilderSaint Servan (near Saint Malo; Ethéart company), plans by Sané
Laid downMarch 1806
Launched18 April 1807
Commissioned8 May 1809
Captured4 December 1810
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameJunon[1]
Acquired4 December 1810 by capture
Out of service1817
General characteristics
Class and typeConsolante-class frigate
Displacement1320 tonnes
Tons burthen10918394 (bm)
Length48.75 metres (159.9 ft)
Beam12.2 metres (40 ft)
Draught5.9 metres (19 ft)
PropulsionSail
Armament
ArmourTimber

Bellone was a 44-gun Consolante-class frigate of the French Navy.

  1. ^ HMS Junon Archived 5 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Naval Database