Bellone was a French privateer frigate that cruised under Jacques François Perroud and achieved fame with the capture of large East Indiaman Lord Nelson on 14 August 1803.

[2] Two of Washington's 6-pounder guns were unavailable (one was stowed and one was foul), and in an initial exchange of broadsides, recoil dismounted five or six carronades; these the crew were able to remount during a lull in the engagement.

[2] As the merchant ship Monarch, Davidson, master, was sailing to England from Quebec with a cargo of wood, on 16 September 1800 she encountered Bellone, which captured her.

[8] On 14 August Bellone met the large East Indiaman Lord Nelson and managed to capture her by boarding.

In June 1805 Bellone captured the whaler Coldstream, Dunn, master, in a fight off Saint Helena.

[10] On 28 November 1805 Bellone attacked the East Indiaman Admiral Gardner, Captain George Saltwell.

Bellone attempted to flee for almost two hours, trading shots with the much more potent opponent, before striking her colours.

[13] After her capture, Bellone was incorporated in the Royal Navy as HMS Bellona, armed as a sixth-rate frigate of 28 guns.

[14] On 26 July 1810, Blanche, Lieutenant Richard Barton in temporary command, captured the French privateer Confiance at 5°20′N 98°12′E / 5.333°N 98.200°E / 5.333; 98.200.