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
Portugal
NameDiana
NamesakeDiana
LaunchedCirca 1820[1]
FateCaptured by the French Navy at the Battle of the Tagus, 11 July 1831
France
NameDiane
Acquired11 July 1831
General characteristics
Class & 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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