HMS Diana (1775)
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | HMS Diana |
| Launched | 1774 |
| Acquired | January 1775 |
| Fate | Run aground and burnt in combat 28 May 1775 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | schooner |
| Tons burthen | 120 (bm) |
| Armament | 4 x 6-pounder guns + 12 swivel guns |
HMS Diana was the first British vessel that colonial forces captured and destroyed during the American Revolutionary War.[1]
History
The 120 ton
naval supremacy
over all the waterways nearby and occupied Boston itself.
On 27 May 1775 Diana experienced unfavourable winds while exchanging fire with colonial land forces under
Post-script
While occasional attempts have been made to locate the remains of the Diana in Chelsea Creek, which has been extensively dredged and industrialized in the years since the battle, no wrecks found in that body have been identified as hers. In 2009, the National Park Service gave funds for a state-led effort to locate the wreck.[10]
See also
- Gaspée Affair
References
- ^ a b Chelsea Historical Society Accessed 15 August 2007
- ^ a b Letter to Philip Stevens from the flagship HMS Preston, Boston, 8 January 1775, Naval Documents of the American Revolution, Vol 1. (1964), p. 59-60.
- ^ "Naval Documents of The American Revolution Volume 1 AMERICAN THEATRE: Dec. 1, 1774–Sept. 2, 1775 EUROPEAN THEATRE: Dec. 6, 1774–Aug. 9, 1775" (PDF). United States government Printing Office. Retrieved 15 December 2021 – via American Naval Records Society.
- ^ McKay, Robert D.The Battle of Chelsea Creek: An account of the second engagement of the American Revolution, 27 May 1775. (1928) Chelsea Evening Record.
- ^ Chamberlain, Mellen; Watts, Jenny C.; Cutter, William, R.; Massachusetts Historical Society. (1908)A Documentary History of Chelsea: Including the Boston Precincts of Winnisimmet, Rumney Marsh, and Pullen Point 1624-1824 Volume II. University Press, p. 451. Googlebooks Accessed 15 August 2007
- ^ Journal kept by continental soldier Lieutenant Paul Lunt, May–December 1775 "raised the mast that came out of the schnoner that was burnt at Chelsea, for to hoist our flag upon, in the fort upon Prospect Hill".
- ISBN 978-0-316-22102-3.
- ISBN 978-1-4766-6453-8.
- ^ Livingston, William Farrand. Israel Putnam: Pioneer, Ranger, and Major-General, 1718-1790, pp. 202-4, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York and London, 1901.
- ^ LeBlanc, Steve (20 July 2009). "In Chelsea, hunt is on for remains of lost Revolutionary War ship". Associated Press/Boston.com. Retrieved 20 July 2009.