Diana (1818 ship)
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Diana was a merchant ship built at Cochin, British India, in 1817. She made one voyage to Britain before the British government hired her to transport troops for a punitive expedition against the pirates of Ras al Khaima. It was in connection with that operation that she wrecked off the coast of Muscat in 1820.
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Name | Diana |
Builder | John Peter Fearon[1] |
Launched | 1817 |
Fate | Wrecked in June 1820 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 506[2][1] (bm) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Notes | Teak-built[3] |
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Having Diana built in Cochin made her less expensive than having her built in Bombay, even after taking into account a number of costs that would not have been incurred there.[4]
Diana appears in Lloyd's Register (LR) for 1820 (published in 1819), with Williams, master and owner. Her voyage is described as Liverpool-Bombay.[3] (Lloyd's Register incorrectly gives her launch place as Bombay.)