HMS Diana (1757)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Diana
Ordered	1 June 1756
Builder	Robert Batson, Limehouse
Laid down	June 1756
Launched	30 August 1757
Completed	12 September 1757 at Deptford Dockyard
Commissioned	August 1757
Fate	Sold to break up at Deptford, 16 May 1793
General characteristics
Class and type	Southampton-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	668 57⁄94 bm
Length	124 ft 6 in (37.95 m) (gundeck) 103 ft 1.125 in (31.42298 m) (keel)
Beam	34 ft 11 in (10.64 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	210 officers and men
Armament	32 guns comprising Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Diana was one of the four 32-gun Southampton-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1757. In 1760, at the Battle of Neuville she and HMS Vanguard pursued and sank two French frigates, Atlante, commanded by Jean Vauquelin, and Pomone; Diana took on board the important prisoners. Later, she served through the American Revolutionary War.