Bellona
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| Rate | {{{Rate}}} | ||||||||||
| Guns | 74 | ||||||||||
| Chasers | Bow and Stern Chasers | ||||||||||
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| Battle Rating | 500 | ||||||||||
| Total Crew | 650 | ||||||||||
| Sailing Crew | {{{Sailing Crew}}} | ||||||||||
| Minimum Crew | {{{Minimum Crew}}} | ||||||||||
| Max Speed | 11.18kn | ||||||||||
| Turn Rate | 2.32 | ||||||||||
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| Sail Hit Points | {{{Sail Hit Points}}} | ||||||||||
| Mast Thickness | 80cm | ||||||||||
| Rigging Type | {{{Rigging Type}}} | ||||||||||
| Draught | Deep | ||||||||||
| Cargo Capacity | 350 | ||||||||||
| Cargo Slots | {{{Cargo Slots}}} | ||||||||||
| Crafting Level | 40 | ||||||||||
Contents
General Description
The Bellona is a 74 gun 3rd rate ship of the line, she performs very similarly to the 3rd Rate except that the Bellona has a different paint job and can carry 32pd cannons on her bottom gun deck.
Armament
the Bellona can mount 32pd cannons on her lower gun deck, 24pd cannons on her middle gun deck and 9pd cannons or 32pd carronade on her weather deck. For her Bow and Stern Chasers she can either mount 9pd cannons or 68pd carronades.
| Deck | Cannon Count | Cannon Size | Carronade Size |
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| Bottom Gun Deck | 28 | 32pd | N/A |
| Middle Gun Deck | 28 | 24pd | N/A |
| Weather Deck | 18 | 9pd | 32pd |
| Bow Chasers | 2 | 9pd | 68pd |
| Stern Chasers | 2 | 9pd | 68pd |
Characteristics
The Bellona rate is not a fast ship, the Pavel is faster however she is more maneuverable than a Pavel and she does not require as much crew. Compared to a Constitution however she is slower, and not as maneuverable however she has a lot more guns. Bellona is also practically the same as the 3rd rate with the exception of being able to mount 32pd on the bottom gun deck, if you mount 32pd on bottom gun deck the Bellona is also a tiny bit slower.
History
The Bellona was a 74-gun ship of the line. She was designed by Sir Thomas Slade and she was a prototype for the iconic 74-gun ships. Over forty ships were near-sisters of the Bellona due to this. The Bellona was built at Chatham, starting on 10 May 1758 and launched on 19 February 1760. She was the second ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name, and saw service in the Seven Years' War, American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars.
During the Seven Years War the Bellona left to join the squadron blockading Brest on 8 April 1760. She was later detached to patrol off the Tagus River in Spain, and on 13 August, while sailing with the frigate Brilliant, she sighted the French 74-gun ship Courageux in company with two frigates. The British ships pursued, and after 14 hours, caught up with the French ships and engaged at the Action of 14 August 1761, the Brilliant attacking the frigates, and Bellona taking on the Courageux. The frigates eventually got away, but the Courageux struck her colours, and was later repaired and taken into the Royal Navy.
In 1762 Bellona was paid off and did not see action again until 1780, during the American Revolutionary War. She was coppered at this time, one of the first British ships to receive the hull-protecting layer. Until 1783 she cruised in the North Sea and the West Indies, and participated in reliefs of Gibraltar.
Bellona was once again paid off, recommissioned briefly in 1789 in expectation of war with Russia, but didn't get into action again until 1793, when she went to the West Indies. On 10 January 1797, Bellona and Babet drove a small French privateer schooner ashore on Deseada. They tried to use the privateer Legere, of six guns and 48 men, which Bellona had captured three days earlier, to retrieve the schooner that was on shore. In the effort, both French privateers were destroyed. Then Babet chased a brig, which had been a prize to the schooner, ashore. The British were unable to get her off so they destroyed her. Bellona took part in the Action of 18 June 1799, securing the surrender of the frigates Junon and Alceste, and helping HMS Centaur in capturing Courageuse. In 1801 she was in the Battle of Copenhagen, participating despite having grounded on a shoal. She continued to serve in the North Sea and Bay of Biscay until 1814, when she paid off for the last time and was broken up.
How to get Crafting recipe
You can get the crafting recipe of the Bellona trough random drops by either crafting 3rd rates or constitutions, or by breaking up Bellonas, breaking up Bellonas is however not recommended as the Bellona is an expensive ship to produce.
