French frigate Diane (1831)
![]() 1/50th scale model of Diane, on display at the Swiss Museum of Transport. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Diana |
| Namesake | Diana |
| Launched | Circa 1820[1] |
| Fate | Captured by the French Navy at the Battle of the Tagus, 11 July 1831 |
| Name | Diane |
| Acquired | 11 July 1831 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Frigate |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament | 54 guns |
| Armour | timber |
Diana was a 54-gun frigate of the Portuguese Navy. She was captured at the Battle of the Tagus and incorporated in the French Navy as Diane.
Career
Citations
- ^ Notice at the Swiss Museum of Transport
References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 150. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
External links
- (in Portuguese) Fragata Diana. (Arquivo Histórico da Marinha).
