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• The first Bellona was the French privateer Bellone, captured in 1747, made into a 30-gun sixth-rate, and sold in 1749.

• The second Bellona was a 74-gun third-rate in use from 1760 to 1814.

• The third Bellona was a 3-gun vessel purchased in 1794 and broken up in 1805.

• The fourth Bellona was the French 28-gun sixth-rate Bellone captured in 1806, renamed Blanche in 1809, and broken up 1814.

• The fifth Bellona was a third-class cruiser launched in 1890Events January 2 Alice Sanger becomes the first female staffer for the U. White House. January 25 The United Mine Workers of America is founded. January 25 Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days. March 1 Leon Bourgeois succeeds Ernest and commissioned in August 1894Events January 8 A fire at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago causes a good deal of damage. January 9 New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard ( Lexington, Massachusetts). February 15 04:51 GMT, serving in the Channel Squadron until she was sold in 1906Events January 8 Landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 January 31 Earthquake in Ecuador (8. 6 in Richter scale) February 11 Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos''. February 15 Representatives of the Labour Representation Committee in t.

• The sixth Bellona was a scout cruiser in service from 1909Events January 5 Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. January 16 Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. January 28 United States troops leave Cuba after being there since the Spanish-American War. February 12 The National to 1921Events January 2 The first religious radio broadcast ( KDKA AM in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) January 2 Spanish liner Santa Isabel sinks off Villa Garcia 244 dead January 2 DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park San Francisco opens. January 20 Republic of Turke.

• The seventh Bellona was a cruiser launched in 1942, on loan to the Royal New Zealand Navy from 1948 to 1956, and broken up 1959.

Reference

• J. J. Colledge , Ships of the Royal Navy