Английская Википедия:French frigate Diane (1796)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsDiane was a 38-gun frigate of the French Navy, launched in 1796. She participated in the battle of the Nile, but in August 1800 the Royal Navy captured her. She was taken into British service as HMS Niobe, and broken up in 1816.
French career
She took part in the Battle of the Nile, managing to escape to Malta with Шаблон:Ship. During the battle Rear-Admiral Denis Decrès was on board Diane in his capacity as commander of the frigate squadron. He would go on to become Napoleon's Minister of Marine.Шаблон:Sfnp
In 1800, as she tried to escape from Malta, Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS, and HMS Genereux captured her. At the time she had only 114 men on board,Шаблон:Sfnp having left the remainder at Malta to assist in its defense.[1]
British career
The Royal Navy commissioned her as HMS Niobe, under the command of Captain John Wentworth Loring, Шаблон:Sfnp there already being an Шаблон:HMS in service.
On 28 March 1806,Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp Niobe was off Groix when she captured the 16-gun Шаблон:Ship, which had just separated from Leduc's division.
Niobe, still under Captain Loring, and Шаблон:HMS, Commander James Stuart, captured the Danish ship King of Assianthe on 31 August 1807.[2]
On 13 November 1810, off Le Havre along with Diana, Niobe sighted the 40-gun Шаблон:Ship and the 44-gun Шаблон:Ship. Шаблон:HMS and Шаблон:HMS joined the chase, attacking the French squadron when it was anchored at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue at the action of 15 November 1810. Eventually, Elisa was wrecked near La Hougue, while Amazone escaped to Le Havre. Four months later at the action of 24 March 1811, Niobe participated in the destruction of the French frigate Amazone near the Phare de Gatteville lighthouse, Normandy.[3]
On 24 March 1811, she sailed with a squadron comprising HMS Berwick, Шаблон:HMS, Шаблон:HMS, and Шаблон:HMS, again chased Amazone, which they trapped near Barfleur. AmazoneШаблон:'s crew scuttled her to prevent her capture.
Fate
HMS Niobe was eventually sold on 31 July 1816.Шаблон:Sfnp
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