Bellona (1812 ship)

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NameBellona
Namesake Bellona
OwnerFishburn and Broderick [1]
BuilderFishburn and Broderick, Whitby [1]
Launched1812
FateLost 1814
General characteristics
Tons burthen465 [1] (bm)
ArmamentTwo guns [2]

Bellona was launched at Whitby in 1812. She was first listed in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1812 with Foxton, master, and Fishburn, owner. [2] She was lost near Brest on 21 January 1814. Lloyd's List reported that the transport Bellona, J. Foxton, master, was on a voyage from Passages to an English port when she was lost with the loss of all but three of her crew. [3]

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