French frigate Bellone (1778)

Bellone was an Iphigénie-class 32-gun frigate of the French Navy on plans by Léon-Michel Guignace. She took part in the American Revolutionary War in the Indian Ocean with the squadron under Suffren, and later in the French Revolutionary Wars. She was present at the Glorious First of June.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Bellone and HMS Proserpine.

Fight between Bellone and HMS Foudroyant at the Battle of Tory Island
History
France
Name
  • N°6
  • Bellone
NamesakeBellona
BuilderSaint Malo
Laid downJanuary 1778
Launched22 August 1778
CommissionedFebruary 1779
Captured12 October 1798
Great Britain
NameProserpine
Acquired12 October 1798
Fate
  • Hulk in Plymouth
  • Broken up 1806
General characteristics
Class and typeIphigénie-class frigate
Displacement1,150 tons (French)
Tons burthen8882⁄94
Length44.2 m (145 ft)
Beam11.2 m (37 ft)
Draught4.9 m (16 ft)
PropulsionSail
Armament
  • 32 guns:
  • UD: 28 × 18-pounder long guns
  • Spardeck:4 × 6-pounder long guns

The British Royal Navy captured her in 1798 and commissioned her as HMS Proserpine. She never went to sea and was broken up in 1806.

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