HMS Diana (1757)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Diana.

History
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
Fate:	Sold to break up at Deptford, 16 May 1793
General characteristics
Class & 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 Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns

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.

Southampton-class frigates

Southampton Minerva Vestal Diana

Preceded by: None Followed by: Richmond class See List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy

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