French Privateer frigate 'La Bellone' (1745)

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La Bellone	12119
Nominal Guns	30	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Keel Laid Down	1744	NNF-1715
Launched	1.1745	NNF-1715
Home Port	Nantes - Brittany	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Nantes - Brittany	NNF-1715
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1714
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	2.2.1747	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Sixth Rate ship 'Bellona' (1747) (30)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck112' 3 ½"Imperial Feet34.1503
Length of Keel92' 8"Imperial Feet28.1432
Breadth33' 2 ½"Imperial Feet10.0711
Depth in Hold10' 3"Imperial Feet3.1242
Burthen543 ⁵⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen350French Tonneaux343.629

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1745/01 - 1747/02/02 Pierre Cadou Ownerref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1745320 NNF-1715
1.1745350under Captain Thiercelin with 36 guns and 10 swivelsref:692
1747320under Captain Pellot with 34 guns and 10 swivelsref:692

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1745 - 1747Capitaine de Corsaire Rolland Thiercelin (Sieur de la Jardière ) (1705-1776)ref:6921745 - 2.2.1747Capitaine de Corsaire Jean Pellotref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
1.5.1746Action of 1746-05-01
1747

Took under Captain Pellot the ships "Royal Oak" , "Willes" and "Brochet"

ref:692
2.2.1747Taken by Exeter (58) off Cape ClearBWAS-1714
2.2.1747Taken by Eagle (60) off Cape ClearBWAS-1714
2.2.1747Taken by Edinburgh (64) off Cape ClearBWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

Date captainsref:692

same in 1745 to 1747 ??

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:692J. J. Salein, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by regis on Sunday 1st of March 2020 20:36

corrected only 1 ship in the base now

Posted by Cy on Thursday 27th of February 2020 22:41

Yes, this is the ship that became the British Bellona. As you can see from the 'Becomes' link.

And it looks tyhat the two French Bellonas are one and the same, the date difference being that between the French Gregorian date and the English Julian date.

Posted by regis on Thursday 27th of February 2020 22:01

same as Bellone (36) ??

Posted by regis on Thursday 27th of February 2020 22:00

same as Bellone (30) who became HMS Bellona ???

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