HDMS Bellona (1830)

HDMS Bellona
History
Denmark
NameBellona
OwnerRoyal Danish Navy
Builder
Yard number23
Laid down30 May 1826
Launched15 September 1830
Commissioned1 May 1835
Decommissioned25 June 1862
FateBroken up, 1868
General characteristics
Class & typeFourth rate frigate
Tons burthen70512 læster
Length48.09 metres (157 ft 9 in)
Beam11.84 metres (38 ft 10 in)
Draught5.42 metres (17 ft 9 in)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship, 2129 m2
Complement404
Armament46 × 18-pounder cannon

HDMS Bellona was a frigate of the Royal Danish Navy, which she served from 1835 to 1862. On her maiden voyage to the Mediterranean Sea, she picked up some of Bertel Thorvaldsen's sculptures. Thorvaldsen lived 40 years in Rome. In 1840, she was sent on a partly diplomatic and partly scientific expedition to South America.