| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Bellona |
| Pennant | 63 |
| Built by | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 4 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 30 Nov 1939 |
| Launched | 29 Sep 1942 |
| Commissioned | 29 Oct 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy on 17 April 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Bellona (63)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Charles Fred Wivell Norris, RN | 14 Aug 1943 | Nov 1944 |
| 2 | Capt. Gerald Seymour Tuck, DSO, RN | Nov 1944 | 1 Jul 1946 |
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Noteable events involving Bellona include:
12 Jan 1945
The British heavy cruiser HMS Norfolk (Capt. J.G.Y. Loveband, RN with Rear-Admiral R.R. McGrigor, CB, DSO, RN aboard) and the light cruiser HMS Bellona (Capt. C.F.W. Norris, DSO, RN) escorted by the destroyers HMS Onslow (Capt. H.W.S. Browning, OBE, RN), HMS Orwell (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Gower, DSC, RN) and HMS Onslaught (Cdr. the Hon. A. Pleydell-Bouverie, RN) attack a German convoy of Egersund, Norway. Two German merchants, the Bahia Camarones (8551 GRT) and the Charlotte (4404 GRT) and the minelayer M 273 were sunk.