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| History |
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 Great Britain |
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| Name | Diana |
| Launched | 1799, Topsham |
| Fate | Wrecked 1802 |
| General characteristics |
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| Tons burthen | 183[1] (bm) |
| Armament | 16 × 6-pounder guns[1] |
Diana was launched in 1799 at Topsham as a West Indiaman. She was wrecked in 1802.
Career
She was first listed in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1799.[1]
| Year
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Master
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Owner
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Trade
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Source
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| 1799
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Backhouse
|
Dare&Co.
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Exmouth–Liverpool
|
LR
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| 1801
|
Backhouse
J.Williams
|
Dare&Co.
|
Liverpool–Demerara
|
LR
|
Fate
Diana was wrecked in 1802.
As Marquis of Lansdown was returning to England from Jamaica, on 23 June 1802 she sighted a large vessel wrecked on the west end of the Isle of Pines. A sloop from the Grand Caymanes reported that the wrecked vessel was Diana, Williams, master, which had been sailing from Jamaica to Liverpool. A wrecker had visited Diana and salvaged 100 pipes of Madeira wine, which she had taken to Caymanes. Captain Williams had died after leaving Jamaica.[2]
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