| Diamond | 2807 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 38 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1793/03/28 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1793/04 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1794/03/17 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Built by Contract | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | John Henslow | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | John Barnard | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1812/06 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 146' 0" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 121' 6" | Imperial Feet | 37.0332 | Breadth | 39' 3" | Imperial Feet | 11.9634 | Depth in Hold | 13' 9" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 10' 7" | Imperial Feet | 3.2258 | Draught Aft | 15' 8 ½" | Imperial Feet | 4.7879 | Burthen | 995 59⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1794/03/17 | Broadside Weight = 494 Imperial Pound ( 224.029 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 12 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1793/03/02 | 270 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1802 | 1802 | Admiral of the White | Mark Milbank | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/06/02 | 1803/06/11 | Rear-Admiral of the Red | Cuthbert Collingwood | NAO |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1794/04 | 1796/04/17 | Captain | William Sidney Smith | BWAS-1793 |
| 1796/04 | 1796/12 | Captain | Thomas Le Marchant Gosselin | BWAS-1793 |
| 1796/12 | 1799/04 | Captain | Richard John Strachan | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/04 | 1802/06 | Captain | Edward Griffith | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/06 | 1806/07 | Captain | Thomas Elphinstone | BWAS-1793 |
| 1806/07 | 1809 | Captain | George Argles | BWAS-1793 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1796/08 | 1798/08/07 | Midshipman | James Boxer | NBD1849 |
| 1798/07 | 1802/06 | Midshipman | Alexander Berkilay Branch | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1794/04/14 | 1796/04/18 | Captains Servant | James Boxer | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1793/04 | Began building at Deptford | BWAS-1793 |
| 1794/03/17 | Completed building at Deptford at a cost of £13676.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1794/03/17 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1794/06/09 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £8492.0.0d | BWAS-1793 |
| 1794/08/23 | Present at the Destruction of the Volontaire | |
| 1794/10/21 | Present at the Capture of the Révolutionnaire | |
| 1794/10/21 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Révolutionnaire | |
| 1795/05/09 | Present at the Action in Carteret Bay | |
| 1796 | Took the Privateer Le Pichegru off Cherbourg | |
| 1796/05/06 | Took the Privateer Le Pichegru off Cherbourg | |
| 1796/12/24 | Took the Privateer L'Espérance off Alderney | |
| 1796/12/31 | Took the Unrated Brig L'Amaranthe off Alderney | |
| 1797/04/27 | Took the Privateer Cutter L'Espérance off Le Havre | |
| 1797/09/23 | Destroyed a privateer lugger off Le Havre | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/06 | Quiberon operations | BWAS-1793 |
| 1799/07 | Convoy to the Cape of Good Hope | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/08/20 | Took the Sixth Rate Neptuno by boats at Corunna | |
| 1802 | In the Channel | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/12/07 | Action vs Infante Don Carlos - Diamond vs Infante don Carlos | |
| 1804/12/07 | Took the Sixth Rate Corvette Infante Don Carlos | |
| 1807/05/21 | Sailed with a convoy to the coast of Africa | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810 | Paid off into Ordinary | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/06 | Broken up at Sheerness | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |