French frigate Diane (1831)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Diane.
1/50th scale model of Diane, on display at the Swiss Museum of Transport.
History
Portuguese Navy EnsignPortugal
NameDiana
NamesakeDiana
LaunchedCirca 1820[1]
FateCaptured by the French Navy at the Battle of the Tagus, 11 July 1831
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameDiane
Acquired11 July 1831
General characteristics
Class and typeFrigate
PropulsionSail
Armament54 guns
Armourtimber

Diana was a 54-gun frigate of the Portuguese Navy. She was captured at the Battle of the Tagus and incorporated in the French Navy as Diane.

Career

Citations

  1. ^ Notice at the Swiss Museum of Transport

References

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 150. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.


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