HMS Bellona just after completion in 1943 - note she has her war (Dazzle) colours on.
Career
Built By:	Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland)
Laid down:	30 November 1939
Launched:	29 September 1942
Commissioned:	29 October 1943
Loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy:	17 April 1946, Returned to the Royal Navy control in April 1956
Reserve	In reserve between 1956 to 1957.
Decommissioned:	June 1957
Fate:	Scrapped, Arrived at Briton Ferry yard of Thomas W Ward Ltd, (Barrow-in-Furness, UK) in 5 February 1958.
Penant:	63
General Characteristics
Type:	Light (Anti Aircraft) Cruiser
Displacement:	5,950 tons standard 7,200 tons full load 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Image File history File links RN-White-Ensign. ... Govan is a district and former burgh in the southwestern part of the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... HMNZS Te Mana The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is the navy of New Zealand. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, England. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Dimensions:	485 pp, 512 by 50.5 by 15.0 ft (156 by 15.4 by 4.6 m)
Armament:	Original configuration: 8 x 5.25 in (133 mm) dual guns, 6 x 20 mm dual AA guns, 3 x 2 pdr (37 mm/40 mm) pom-poms quad guns, 2 x 21 in (533 mm) triple Torpedo Tubes. Early 1943 - Early 1945 configuration: 8 x 5.25 in (133 mm) dual guns, 6 x 20 mm dual AA guns, 12 x 20 mm single AA guns, 3 x 2 pdr (37 mm/40 mm) pom-poms quad guns, 2 x 21 in (533 mm) triple Torpedo Tubes.
Armour:	Original configuration: Belt: 3 inch, Deck: 1 inch, Magazines: 2 inch, Bulkheads: 1 inch.
Propulsion:	Parsons geared turbines, 4 shafts, 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 62,000 shp (46 MW) = 32.25 knots maximum speed
Range:	2,414 km (1,500 miles) at 30 knots, 6,824 (4,240 miles) at 16 knots ; 1,100 tons fuel oil
Complement:	530

HMS Bellona was the name ship of her class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy. She was a modified Dido design with only 4 turrets but improved AA armament - aka Dido Group 2. She was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland), with the keel being laid down on the 30 November 1939. She was launched on the 29 September 1942, and commissioned 29 October 1943. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Govan is a district and former burgh in the southwestern part of the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...

Bellona was named after a Goddess of War. Her motto was 'Battle is our Business'. In Greek mythology, Enyo (horror) was an ancient goddess known by the epithet Waster of Cities and frequently depicted as being covered in blood and carrying weapons of war. ...

History

Bellona participated in several Russian Convoys, both before and after D-Day. Prior to D-day, she took over Channel patrol in place of HMS Charybdis, which had been sunk off the Channel Isles by a radio-controlled bomb. On arrival at Plymouth, Bellona was fitted with equipment for jamming the radio signals that controlled the bombs. Bellona and seven destroyers were involved - HMS Tartar. The codename for the Channel patrol force was 'Snow White and the seven dwarfs'. The Arctic convoys of World War II travelled from the USA and the United Kingdom to the northern ports of the USSR - Archangel and Murmansk. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... Alternative meaning: Channel Islands of California The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ... Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ...

During the day, the force anchored in Plymouth Sound, as air defence of Plymouth. At dusk, under cover of darkness and maintaining radio and rador silence, the force would proceed at full speed to the French coast to keep the German Narvik class destroyers bottled up in Brest. The force would return to Plymouth by daylight. By day, the Royal Air Force would patrol the Channel and, by night, Plymouth. Plymouth Sound, or just The Sound, is a bay at Plymouth in England. ... Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... Location within France Brest, at the tip of Brittany Brest is a city in the Bretagne région, north-west France, sous-préfecture of the Finistère département. ... Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ...

On D-day, Bellona's duty was to help to support Omaha Beach, the American sector. The American battleships Texas and [[USS Arkansas (BB-33|Arkansas}} were also there. Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... Troops from the First Division landing on Omaha beach. ... USS Texas (BB-35), a New York-class battleship, was the second ship to honor Texas, the 28th state, in the United States Navy. ...

As the army advanced, Bellona fired her guns well inshore at targets spotted by aircraft and forward observation officers off shore. On several occasions Bellona returned to Plymouth to get more ammunition and change the gun barrels because of wear. At night Bellona went close inshore and did the night firings. Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ...

In July 1944 Bellona covered the carriers raids against Tirpitz, but the following month was back in the Channel, attacking German convoy traffic in the Bay of Biscay and off the Brittany coast. 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... German battleship Tirpitz underway for her trials, 1941 Tirpitz was a battleship of the German Kriegsmarine, a sister ship to the German battleship Bismarck, and named for Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz. ... Map of the Bay of Biscay. ... Traditional coat of arms This article is about the historical duchy and French province, as well as the cultural area of Brittany. ...

The Bellona returned to northern waters for the remainder of the war, on Arctic convoys, carrier and cruiser sweeps along the Norwegian coastline, before arriving in Copenhagen at the German surrender in May 1945. The Arctic convoys of World War II travelled from the USA and the United Kingdom to the northern ports of the USSR - Archangel and Murmansk. ... Copenhagen ( (help· info) IPA: ) is the capital of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

After the war she was part of the 10th Cruiser Squadron until 1946, when she was loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy, reverting to Royal Navy control after the transfer of Royalist in 1956. On 5 February 1958 she arrived at the Briton Ferry yard of Thomas W Ward Ltd to be broken up. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... HMNZS Te Mana The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is the navy of New Zealand. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... HMS Royalist was a Bellona-class cruiser of the Royal Navy. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See HMS Bellona for other ships of this name. Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bellona. ...