Many vessels have held the name of ''Diana''. They include:

Merchant vessels

* , of 288 tons burthen, was launched at Newbury. Between 1785 and 1794 she was a

whaler A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized vessel, designed or adapted for whaling: the catching or processing of whales. Terminology The term ''whaler'' is mostly historic. A handful of nations continue with industrial whaling, and one, Jap ...

in the British northern whale fishery, based in Hull. She then became a transport and a Baltic trader, and was last listed in 1801. * was launched as a

West Indiaman West Indiaman was a general name for any merchantman sailing ship making runs from the Old World to the West Indies and the east coast of the Americas. These ships were generally strong ocean-going ships capable of handling storms in the Atlantic ...

. From 1805 she made four voyages as an

East Indiaman East Indiamen were merchant ships that operated under charter or licence for European trading companies which traded with the East Indies between the 17th and 19th centuries. The term was commonly used to refer to vessels belonging to the Bri ...

under charter to the British

East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to Indian Ocean trade, trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South A ...

. She made a fifth voyage to India in 1817 under a license from the EIC. She ran into difficulties in the

Hooghly River The Hooghly River (, also spelled ''Hoogli'' or ''Hugli'') is the westernmost distributary of the Ganges, situated in West Bengal, India. It is known in its upper reaches as the Bhagirathi. The Bhagirathi splits off from the main branch of the G ...

while homeward bound and was condemned in Bengal in June 1818. * was launched as a West Indiaman. In 1802 she wrecked on the Isle of Pines, Cuba. * , a merchant vessel built at

Cochin Kochi ( , ), formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernaku ...

that wrecked in 1820 while participating in a punitive expedition against pirates at Ras al Khaimah * was a steam paddle steamer built as a merchant vessel and purchased by the Bengal Government in 1824. During the

First Anglo-Burmese War The First Anglo-Burmese War (; ; 5 March 1824 – 24 February 1826), also known as the First Burma War in English language accounts and First English Invasion War () in Burmese language accounts, was the first of three wars fought between the ...

she became the first steam-powered warship of the

Honourable East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to Indian Ocean trade, trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South A ...

to see action. She was transferred to the Burmese Government in 1826 and to back to the company for use by Singapore in 1837. * was built at

Whitby Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is on the Yorkshire Coast at the mouth of the River Esk, North Yorkshire, River Esk and has a maritime, mineral and tourist economy. From the Middle Ages, Whitby ...

, England. She made a number of voyages between England, India and Quebec with cargo and undertook one voyage

transporting Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipelines, and ...

convict A convict is "a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison". Convicts are often also known as "prisoners" or "inmates" or by the slang term "con", while a common label for former convicts ...

s to New South Wales. She was last listed in 1848. * , whaling ship, home port in Hull * , was a steam screw barque of , built in

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such ...

. She took part in the 1892 Dundee Whaling Expedition to the Antarctic. * ''Diana'' (HBC vessel), built in 1880, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels

Naval vessels

* - any of 10 ships of the Royal Navy * , an

aviso An ''aviso'' was originally a kind of dispatch boat or "advice boat", carrying orders before the development of effective remote communication. The term, derived from the Portuguese and Spanish word for "advice", "notice" or "warning", an ...

of the Italian Regia Marina * was a frigate of 4 guns the Dutch Navy purchased in 1799. The British

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

captured her in 1804 * , an early 19th-century navy vessel * , a cruiser of the Imperial Russian Navy {{ship index

Diana Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), ...