HMS Bellona (1794) facts for kids
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| Name | HMS Bellona |
| Acquired | 1794 by purchase |
| Fate | Broken up August 1806 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sailing barge |
| Tons burthen | 86 (bm) |
| Complement | 25 |
| Armament | 2 × 18-pounder guns + 1 × 32-pounder guns |
HMS Bellona was a Thames sailing barge, one of 11 that the Admiralty purchased in 1794 and stationed at Woolwich. Mr. J. Woodward, a sailing master, commissioned her in 1796. Mr. Richard Simmons replaced him in 1798. She became a mud barge in December 1799; she was broken up in 1805.
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