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Class overview | |
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Name | Bellona |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Valiant class |
Succeeded by | Arrogant class |
In service | 19 February 1760 – 1814 |
Completed | 5 |
Lost | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ship of the line |
Length |
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Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Armament |
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Notes | Ships in class include: Bellona, Dragon, Superb, Kent, Defence |
The Bellona-class ships of the line were a class of five 74-gun third rates, whose design for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade was approved on 31 January 1758. Three ships were ordered on 28 December 1757, with names being assigned on 1 February 1758. Two further ships to this design were ordered on 13 December 1758, at the same time as two ships of a revised design – the Arrogant class.
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