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HMS ''Bellona'' was the name ship of her sub-class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy. She was a modified design with only four turrets but improved anti-aircraft armament. Entering service in 1943, the cruiser operated during World War II as an escort for the Arctic convoys, as a jamming ship to prevent the use of radio-controlled bombs and in support of the Omaha Beach landings. In 1946 the cruiser was loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy. Although not involved in the multi-ship mutiny, at the start of the month, 140 sailors elected to not return to the ship in protest at the poor pay and working conditions and how their colleagues had been treated. Fifty-two sailors were eventually marked as deserters while the others were charged with various lesser offences. ''Bellona'' was returned to the Royal Navy in 1956. She did not reenter service and was scrapped two years later. ==Construction== ''Bellona'' was a modified ''Dido''-class design with only four turrets but improved anti-aircraft (AA) armament. She was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company (Govan, Scotland), with the keel being laid down on 30 November 1939. She was launched on 29 September 1942 and commissioned on 29 October 1943. All of the ''Bellona'' class used the HACS high angle fire control system and they were all fitted with Remote Power Control, allowing the HACS to remotely control their guns. ''Bellona'' was named after the Roman Goddess of War. Her motto was 'Battle is our Business'. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Bellona (63)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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