HMS Diana (1794)

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

Plan used for the Diana
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Diana
Ordered28 March 1793
BuilderRandall & Brent, Rotherhithe
Laid downMarch 1793
Launched3 March 1794
Completed6 June 1794
Out of serviceSold to the Dutch Navy on 7 March 1815
Honours and
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"
Netherlands
NameDiana
AcquiredBought from the British on 7 March 1815
FateDestroyed in dry-dock accident on 16 January 1839
General characteristics
Type38-gun Artois-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen999 3⁄94 bm
Length
  • 146 ft 3 in (44.6 m) (overall)
  • 121 ft 8+1⁄2 in (37.1 m) (keel)
Beam39 ft 3+1⁄2 in (12.0 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement270 (later 315)
Armament
  • Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 12 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades

HMS Diana was a 38-gun Artois-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.

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