HMS Diana (1807)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Diana
Acquired1807
Honours and
awards
Naval General Service Medal (NGSM) with clasp "Diana 11 Sept. 1809"[1]
FateCondemned May 1810
General characteristics
Crew
  • 1807:26
  • 1808:45
Armament
  • 1807:10 × 12-pounder carronades
  • 1808:10 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Diana was variously described as a brig or cutter. Her origins are currently obscure, but the British Royal Navy acquired her at Bombay in 1807. In her short career she captured three armed vessels, one in a notable single-ship action. She was condemned in 1810.

  1. ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 243.