&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:James_H._Wheldon_-_Whaling_Ships_Diana_and_Anne_in_the_Arctic.jpg) Whaling ships Diana and Anne in the Arctic. Painting by James H. Wheldon
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| History | |
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| Name | Diana |
| Builder | Bremen, Germany |
| Launched | 1840 |
| Out of service | 20 October 1869 |
| Homeport | Hull |
| Fate | Grounded on the Lincolnshire coast while returning home in 1869 |
| Notes | Most famous for its disastrous 1866-7 expedition when it was trapped in ice off Greenland for many months, resulting in the death of 13 of its crew before its eventual return. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Whaler |
| Displacement | 355 long tons (361 t) |
| Length | 117 ft (36 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Draught | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam Engine, 40 hp (30 kW) |
| Sail plan | Barque |
| Range | Limited by water and provisions |
| Complement | 51 |
Diana was a whaling ship built in 1840, in Bremen, Germany. She sailed out of Hull, England. In 1858 a steam engine was installed, making her the first steam-powered whaler to sail from Hull (Tay from Dundee was the first ever, a year earlier). Records held in Kingston upon Hull, claimed that the steam engine was installed in Diana in 1857, and, according to Dundee websites, in Tay in 1859.