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Bellona

27459
Nominal Guns16HCA26
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorPrivate Owners
Extant1757HCA26
First Commissioned26.10.1757HCA26
Home PortGuernsey - The Channel Islands HCA26
ShipyardUnknownHCA26
CategoryPrivateerHCA26
Ship TypeUnknownHCA26
Last known1757HCA26

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentHCA26
Burthen250Tons BM 

Armament


26.10.1757Broadside Weight = 4.5 Imperial Pound ( 2.0412 kg)HCA26
Gun Deck18 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck16 Carriage Guns

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1757
William BrockBritish
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1756-1758
,
John Brock snr.British
Ship Owner
Service 1757
,
Henry BrockBritish
Ship Owner
Service 1756-1757
HCA26

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
26.10.1757140 HCA26

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
26.10.1757 - 1757Captain
Nicholas Le MesurierBritish
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1756-1757
HCA26


Notes on Ship


Letter of MarqueHCA26
HCA 26/8/97 1757 October 26

Commander: Nicholas le Mesurier.

Ship: Bellona.

Burden: 250 tons.

Crew: 140.

Owners: John Brock senior, William Brock and Sons and Henry Brock of Guernsey, merchants.

Lieutenant: Charles Thomas.

Gunner: George Crow.

Boatswain: Thomas Collet.

Carpenter: Peter Frazer.

Surgeon: James Hughes.

Cook: John Eldridge.

Armament: 16 carriage and 18 swivel guns.

Folio: 98



 
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