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HCMF Diana (1792)

Page history last edited by ManuBlasco 15 years ago

Diana, 34/46

Santa Ana


Details

Nationality Spanish
Ordered 1790-sep-22 b2
Started 1790-sep-22 b2
Named 1791-apr-19 b2
Launched 1792-mar-10 b79
Shipyard Mahon  
Plans J. M. de Retamosa b2
Constructor Honorato Bouyon b2
Decks 1  
Rate 5th Rates  
Class Mahonesa b2
System Retamosa b2
Crew 265-283 b2
In Service 1792-mar-10 b79
Out Service 1822 b2
Fate Broke up  

 

Dimensions

Units Length Keel Beam Depth Draught Weight Displacement Source
Burgos ft. (meters) 156'6" (44.97) 136'6" (29.22) 37'8" (10.85) 18'8" (5.39) 12'3" (3.52) 533 (809.36) 900 Tn.  b2

 

Armament

Guns Date # lbs # lbs # lbs # lbs Fires Source
34 1792 26 12 8 6         376 (184) b79
34 1792 28 18 6 8           ?
40 1793 28 18 12 8           ?
46 1793 26 12 8 6 12 3o     396 (194) b2
38 1815 26 12 6 6 6 24o     492 (241) b2
41 1817 26 12 6 6 6 24o 3 3o 501 (245) b2

 

 

Commanders

1792-mar-30 1793-dec-27  Captain D. Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros. b2
1794-ene-28 1794-may-11 Captain D. Juan Jose Martinez.  
1794-may-12 1795-may-14 Frigate Captain D. Carlos Pignatelli.  
1795-may-15 1796-sep-18 Frigate Captain D. Pedro Trujillo y Tacon.  
1796-sep-18 1797-mar-13 Frigate Captain D. Juan Jose Varela.  
1797-dec-20   Frigate Captain D. Joaquin Zarauz.  

 

Service Record

1792-aug-08 Left Mahon with N S de la Soledad for naval testing. b2
1792-aug-29 Entered at Mahon with N S de la Soledad from naval testing. b2
1793-mm-00 With Perla, transported troops to Rosello, at the coast of Catalunya.  
1793-mm-00 With N S de la Soledad, transported sailors from Mahon to Cartagena.  
1793-apr-00 Carried funds from Barcelona to Cartagena.  
1793-may-00  At Cartagena under Adm. Borja's squadron.   
1793-mm-00 Left Cartagena with Perla to Mahon.  
1793-mm-00 Left Mahon back to Cartagena with Perla, scorting the frigate Venganza in his maiden trip.  
1793-mm-00 Before arriving to Cartagena, left to Catalunya coast with Santa Florentina and other minor ships.  
1793-aug-00 At Toulon under Adm. Langara's fleet.  
1793-mm-00 Commissioned from Toulon to transport troops from Genoa and Liorna.  
1793-dec-27 At Cartagena under Adm. Langara's squadron.  
1794-apr-01 Left Cartagena to Liorna under Adm. Langara's fleet.  
1794-may-11 Arrived to Cartagena from Liorna with future Prince of Parma.  
1795-feb-00 At Rosas siege.  
1795-mar-25 At Mahon.  
1795-may-00 Left Barcelona with portuguese troops to Lisbon.  
1795-mm-00 Entered at Cadiz and set under Adm. Marquees del Socorro's fleet.  

 

Actions & Battles

yyyy-mmm-dd Link to Action or battle name.

 

Notes

Was the fastest one of the Mahonesas Class and the best frigate built by the spanish royal navy.

There is a wood & ivory model at the Museo Naval de Madrid.

Sources

 

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