Danish Fourth Rate frigate 'Bellona' (1830)

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Bellona
Nominal Guns	46	W039
Nationality	Denmark
Operator	Royal Danish Navy
Acquired	15.9.1830	W039
First Commissioned	1.5.1835	W039
Shipyard	Copenhagen - Zealand	W039
Constructor	Andreas SchifterDanish Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1794-1851	W039
Category	Fourth Rate	W039
Ship Type	Frigate	W039
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W039
Last known	26.6.1862	W039

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalent
Length of Gundeck155' 3"Danish Fod (Feet)48.6869 (150′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 9"Danish Fod (Feet)11.6554 (36′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 11 ½"Danish Fod (Feet)4.7246 (14′ 7″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW039
Length of Gundeck48.09Meters157′ 9″ Imperial
Breadth11.84Meters38′ 10″ Imperial
Draught Aft5.42Meters17′ 9″ Imperial
Burthen705.5Danish Læster

Armament

5.1835Broadside Weight = 414 Danish Pund (452.502 lbs 206.9172 kg)W039
Gun Deck46 Danish 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1835404 W039

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W039Johnny E. Balsved, Web Site

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