French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Diane' (1796)

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La Diane
Nominal Guns	40	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	9.1794	BWAS-1793
Launched	10.2.1796	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	3.1796	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Pierre-Joseph PénétreauFrench Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	25.8.1800	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Niobe' (1800) (38) 1800-1816 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck155' 10"Imperial Feet47.244
Length of Keel129' 6 ⅞"Imperial Feet39.3414
Breadth40' 8 ½"Imperial Feet12.2047
Depth in Hold12' 7"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen1,142 ¹⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
24.8.1800114The remainder were left to support the garrison of La Vallette.JF1800

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
5.1798 - 3.1799Capitaine de FrégateFWIKI

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.1798 - 1799Contre-AmiralFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1.8.1798Battle of the Nile
24.8.1800

Sailed from La Valette, Malta in company with Justice

JF1800
25.8.1800Taken by off Malta
25.8.1800Taken by off Malta
25.8.1800Taken by off Malta

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

JF1800Aeneas Anderson, Web Site

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