French ship Bellone

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Eleven ships of the French Navy have born the name Bellone, in honour of Bellona:

• Bellone (1690-1696), a galley
• Bellone (1696-1719), a 32-gun frigate
• Bellone (1745-1749), a 30-gun frigate
• Bellone (1758-1777), a 32-gun frigate
• Bellone (1779-1806), a 32-gun Iphigénie class frigate
• Bellone (1797-1797), a xebec
• Bellone (1807-1817), a 44-gun frigate
• Bellone (1808), an unknown ship
• Bellone (1814-1840), a 44-gun Hortense class frigate
• Bellone (1853-1877), a 38-gun frigate
• Bellone (Q102, 1917-1935), the lead ship of the Bellone class of submarines