Diana (1840 ship)
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| Career | - |
|---|---|
| Built: | Bremen, Germany |
| Launched: | 1840 |
| Fate: | Grounded on the Lincolnshire coast while returning home in 1869 |
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| Displacement: | 355 tons |
| Length: | 117 ft (35.7 m) |
| Beam: | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Draught: | 17.5 ft (5.3 m) |
| Type: | Barque |
| Hull: | Wood |
| Propulsion: | 40 hp Steam Engine |
| Speed: | — |
| Range: | Limited by water and provisions |
| Complement: | 51 |
The Diana was a whaling ship that sailed out of Hull, England. She was built in 1840, in Breman, Germany. In 1858, a steam engine was installed, making her the first steam powered whaler to sail from Hull (The Tay from Dundee was the first ever, a year earlier).
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[edit] Trapped in the ice
In 1866, while on a sealing expedition in Baffin Bay, the Diana became frozen in the ice, where it was trapped for over six months. The ships captain, John Gravill, died. The diary of Dr. Charles Edward Smith, the ships doctor for the voyage, was published in the book From the Deep of the Sea. (ISBN 0-87021-932-4) There is a memorial fountain to the Diana's return from the ice in the city of Lerwick in the Shetland Islands, as much of the crew was from there.
[edit] Fate
In 1869, while making her way back from the Davis Strait, the Diana encountered a strong gale, and was washed into the Donna Nook sands, on the Lincolnshire coast, and broke up. The Diana was the last whaling ship from the port of Hull. Her loss ended the whaling industry of the city.
[edit] Captains
This is a partial list of Captains of the Diana:
- John Gravill Sr. (1856-57, 1861, 1865-1866 [died on board])
- John Gravill Jr. (1858-60)
- Robert Day (1868-Loss)
[edit] Other ships named Diana
There are a number of other ships by the name of Diana which include:
- In the late 18th century, another whaling ship called Diana also had her home port in Hull.
- A ship sailing out of Dundee with the name Diana was working into the early 20th centurey. It was part of the Dundee Whaling Expedition to the antarctic in 1892.
- HMS Diana (D126) was a military ship for the Royal Navy.
- An 18th century Dutch Frigate was called Diana
- Diana was a Russian navy ship from the early 19th century.
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