BELLONA

Fleet

Royal Navy

Ship Type

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Nickname

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Ship Class

Boadicea Light Cruiser

Grouping

Attached Light Cruisers

Command

Grand Fleet

Builder's Yard

Pembroke Royal Dockyard

Budget Year

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Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

05.06.1908

Launch Date

20.03.1908

Completed date

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Commission date

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Year laid down

1908

Year launched

1908

Year completed

1910 (Feb)

Commission Year

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Pennant No

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Photo Details

Symonds & Co - This is photograph Q 21011A from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 2107-01). Public domain

Related stories

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Sister ships

Boadicea, Bellona, Blanch and Blonde

Eventual Fate

Sold for scap 1921

Jutland result

Bellona did not fire her guns at jutland

Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

Captain Arthur B. S. Dutton

Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

317

Officers

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Ratings

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Killed

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Wounded

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Prisoners

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Displacement full Load (tons)

3,400

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

405

Length (mtrs)

123.4

Beam (ft)

41' 6"

Beam (mtrs)

12.6

Draught (ft)

14'

Draught (mtrs)

4.3

Max. Speed (knots)

26

Range (miles)

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Range (kilometres)

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Fuel

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Propulsion

4 shafts powered by 2 double Parsons steam turnbines with 12 Yarrow boilers

Armour Main Belt

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Deck Armour

1" (0.25 mm) thick on curves, 0.5" on flat

Turret Armour IN CM

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Conning Tower Armour

4"

Barbette Armour

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Weight of armour

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Armour / Displacement Ratio

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Watertight compartments

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General Notes

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Fire Control Table

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Fire Control - Clock

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Primary Gun calibre

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No. Primary Turrets

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Guns (No.barrels)

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Primary gun layout

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Rounds per main gun

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Effective broadside guns

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Primary shell Weight (inches or cm)

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Primary Broadside Weight

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Secondary Gun Calibre

Six BL 4" Mk VII guns (102 mm)

Guns (No.barrels) 2

6

Rounds per secondary

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Other Armament

Four Single 47 mm (1.9”) 3-pdr Vikcers Mk I guns

Elevation (degrees)

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Gunnery Range (yards)

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Gunnery Range (metres)

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Rate of Fire (rds per minute)

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Shells expended Main

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Mines dropped

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Shells expended Secondary

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Torpedoes fired

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Gunnery Notes

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Torpedo Type IN

21"

No. tubes

4

Torpedo Type MM

530 mm

No. Mines

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Torpedo Notes

single torpedo mounts

References & sources

Source: H M Le Fleming Warships of World War One