Bellona Class Light (Anti-Aircraft) Cruisers
Displacement: 5,950 tons standard ; 7,200 tons full load
Dimensions: 485 pp, 512 oa x 50.5 x 15 feet
Propulsion: 4 shaft Parsons geared turbines, 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 62,000 shp. = 32 knots
Range: 1,500 miles at 30 knots, 4,240 at 16 knots ; 1,100 tons fuel oil
Complement: 530
Armament: 4 dual 5.25-inch / 50 QF Mk 1 DP ; 3 quad 2 pdr ; 6 dual 20 mm AA ; 2 triple 21-inch TT.
Armour: 3 inch belt ; 1 inch deck (2 inch over magazines) ; 1 inch bulkheads
aka Dido Group 2
Modified Dido design with only 4 turrets but improved AA armament.
HMS Bellona (C63)
Built by Fairfield, Govan. Laid Down 30 November 1939. Launched 29 September 1942. Completed 29 October 1943. Loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy 1946-1956. Returned to RN April 1956. In reserve 1956-1957. Broken up by Ward, Briton Ferry, 1959.
Bellona was a modified Dido class cruiser named after a Goddess of War. Her motto was 'Battle is our Business'.

She participated in Murmansk convoys and played a role in supporting the US landings at Omaha Beach. She also had a role in electronic warfare during D Day radio jamming I believe.