Bellona first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1799 with W.Croft, master, Stuart, owner, and trade Lancaster–Barbados.

[2] The Register of Shipping for 1804 showed Bellona with Munro, master, Hill, owner, and trade London–Southern Fishery.

[4] Captain Mark Monro received a letter of marque on 7 July 1803.

[5][a] The Register of Shipping for 1806 showed Bellona's master changing from M.Munro to J.Thompson, her owner from J.Hill to "Captain", and her trade from Southern Fishery to London–Jamaica.

Bellona, Thompson, master, was one of three ships that had left Jamaica on 27 July 1809 in a convoy and that were last heard from on 27 August 1809.