HMS Diana (1757)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Diana.
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Diana |
| Ordered: | 1 June 1756 |
| Builder: | Robert Batson, Limehouse |
| Laid down: | June 1756 |
| Launched: | 30 August 1757 |
| Completed: | 12 September 1757 at Deptford Dockyard |
| Commissioned: | August 1757 |
| Struck: | I have a record that she was lost with all hands in the bay of Bengal sometime after leaving Bencoolen on 20th May 1795 |
| Fate: | Sold to break up at Deptford, 16 May 1793 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Southampton-class fifth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 668 57⁄94 bm |
| Length: | 124 ft 6 in (37.95 m) (gundeck) 103 ft 1.125 in (31.42298 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 34 ft 11 in (10.64 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 210 officers and men |
| Armament: | 32 guns comprising
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HMS Diana was one of the four 32-gun Southampton-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757. In 1760, she pursued two French frigates along with the HMS Vanguard. The Atlante commanded by Jean Vauquelin, and the Pomone sunk, and the important personnel were taken prisoners aboard the Diana. Later, she served through the American Revolutionary War before being broken up in 1793.
References
- Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
- David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5.
- Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
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