French frigate Diane (1831)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Diane.

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.

1/50th scale model of Diane, on display at the Swiss Museum of Transport.
History
Portugal
Name	Diana
Namesake	Diana
Launched	Circa 1820
Fate	Captured by the French Navy at the Battle of the Tagus, 11 July 1831
France
Name	Diane
Acquired	11 July 1831
General characteristics
Class and type	Frigate
Propulsion	Sail
Armament	54 guns
Armour	timber

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).