Diana (1799 Topsham ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Diana (ship).

History
Great Britain
Name	Diana
Launched	1799, Topsham
Fate	Wrecked 1802
General characteristics
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	Master	Owner	Trade	Source
1799	Backhouse	Dare&Co.	Exmouth–Liverpool	LR
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]

Citations

1. LR (1799), Seq.No.D237.
2. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4280. 10 October 1802. hdl:2027/hvd.32044105233084.