| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Diane |
| Namesake | Diana |
| Builder | Toulon |
| Laid down | July 1794 |
| Launched | 10 February 1796 |
| In service | March 1796 |
| Captured | 27 August 1800 |
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Niobe |
| Namesake | Niobe |
| Acquired | 27 August 1800 by capture |
| Fate | Broken up in 1816 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Displacement | 1,466 tons (French) |
| Tons burthen | 1,14215⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 47.6 m (156 ft) |
| Beam | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Draught | 5.7 m (19 ft) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament | 38 to 44 guns |
| Armour | Timber |
Diane was a 38-gun frigate of the French Navy, launched in 1796. She participated in the battle of the Nile, but in August 1800 the Royal Navy captured her. She was taken into British service as HMS Niobe, and broken up in 1816.
- ^ Winfield & Roberts (2015), p. 141.