HMS Diomede (1798)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Diomede.

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Diomede
Ordered9 December 1790
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1792
Launched17 January 1798
CommissionedMarch 1798
Renamed
  • Built as Firm
  • Renamed Diomede on 29 December 1797
FateBroken Up August 1815
General characteristics
Class and typeDiomede-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1,122 53⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 151 ft 1.5 in (46.1 m) (gundeck)
  • 124 ft 7+7⁄8 in (38.0 m) (keel)
Beam41 ft 1+3⁄4 in (12.5 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 7 in (5.4 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement343
Armament
  • Lower gundeck: 22 × 24-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 12-pounder guns
  • QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Diomede was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Diomede class of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1798.