Bellona

The "Bellona" of 1869 was an iron built ship, launched in 1863 by Smith & Rodger of Glasgow for the London and New York Steamship Line. She was a 1914 gross ton vessel, length 300.3ft x beam 34.2ft, clipper stem, one funnel, three masts, single screw and a speed of 10 knots. Accommodation for 20-1st class, 50-2nd and 500-3rd class passengers. She left London on her maiden voyage to Havre and New York on 26/9/1863 and stayed on this service until her last trip for this company on 29/4/1870. She was then sold and renamed "Benbrack", fitted with compound engines and wrecked on 23/1/1889 off Texel, Holland.

Citation: [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Ted Finch - 15 August 1997]