Bellona

Captured

Navy of the Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic), then Royal Navy

Type	Frigate
Rate	Fifth rate
Guns	32 guns
War	Napoleonic Wars

Service

1808–1811	Bellona	Italy
from 1811	Dover Captured at Lissa	Britain

32-gun frigate built at Venice. Taken at Lissa and renamed Dover.

A view of the Battle of Lissa (or Battle of Vis), fought on 13 March 1811 between a combined French and Venetian squadron, commanded by Rear-Admiral Bernard Dubourdieu (1773-1811), and a smaller British squadron, commanded by Captain William Hoste (1780-1828), resulting in a British victory. Napoleo Photo: Robert Havell senior / Daniel Havell / After Thomas Whitcombe, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

At capture: 24 × 12-pounder guns + 8 × 6-pounder guns (or carronades)
Troopship
Upper deck: 12 × 9-pounder guns
QD: 4 × 18-pounder carronades
Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns

Builder	Andrea Salvini, Venice
Laid down	22 April 1807
Launched	14 June 1808
Length	Overall: 131 ft 6 in (40.1 m) Keel: 110 ft 4+1⁄8 in (33.6 m)
Complement	At capture:224 Frigate: 215 Troopship: 115

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

14 June 1808

Battle of Lissa

Captured

13 March 1811

Became HMS Dover

Renamed HMS Dover

Britain

1811 · Captured at Lissa

Fate

Captured

Sold 21 January 1836