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Dates: 1943 - 1957 HMS Bellona, a modified Dido class light cruiser, built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering. She was deployed to the Russian convoy duties before being reassigned to the D-Day operations and support of the Omaha Beach alongside USS Texas and USS Arkansas. Later in 1944 she provided cover to the carrier raids against Tirpitz. Following this she was returned to the Russian convoys and arrived in Copenhagen in 1945 upon the German surrender. 1946 she was loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy to return to the Royal Navy in 1956. She was decommissioned in 1975, broken up in 1958.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Bellona
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"Dear All
I am looking for anyone who remembers my father, Brian Henharen, who served on HMS Bellona during WW2. I would be very grateful if anyone who does recall him would get in touch.
Thank you
Beth"
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16 people in our World War 2 records 
68 people in our Pre Napoleonic records
3 people in our Forces Reunited records
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