The Frigate Diana (Anatomy of the Ship) [Hardcover]

David White (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 18, 2003 | Series: Anatomy of the Ship

The eighteenth century equivalent of the cruiser, the frigate was used for a wide variety of roles from fleet reconnaissance to patrolling sea lanes. Built in 1793 Diana was a typical British frigate of the period whose long and active career spanned virtually all of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. In 1815 she was sold to the Dutch navy, which she continued to serve until destroyed by an accidental fire in 1839. First published in 1987, this popular volume includes a new large-scale plan of the ship on the reverse of the extended fold-out jacket and over 100 perspective and three-dimensional drawings accompanied by in-depth descriptive keys and photos. Both accurate and impressively detailed, this volume is an essential reference for age of sail enthusiasts and modelers alike.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 120 pages
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press (November 18, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0851773567
• ISBN-13: 978-0851773568
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 9.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,845,668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great source for the model-maker and time-sink for the reader, April 20, 2010

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Michael K. Smith (South Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Frigate Diana (Anatomy of the Ship) (Hardcover)

Any committed reader of sea novels set in the Napoleonic wars knows that command of a frigate was the dreamed-of assignment of every young and ambitious captain. Large enough to hold its own in one-on-one combat, small and agile enough to be sent on independent cruises instead of remaining locked into a battle line under the admiral's eye, a frigate was where adventure and fortunes were to be had, given personal abilities and luck. The DIANA was one of the few frigates for which nearly all records and drawings have survived, from its launching in 1794 to its decommissioning and sale to the Dutch in 1815. This volume is pure eye-candy for the buff, including close photographic studies of the several models that have survived, plus several score reconstructed detailed architectural drawings of her hull, deck plans, sail plan, stowage, armament, and outfitting. This is a treasure trove for the model-maker but also a great time-sink for the reader of O'Brian and Forester.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Building an RC model sailing ship, March 12, 2009

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Raymond D. Grosser (Eubank KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Frigate Diana (Anatomy of the Ship) (Hardcover)

This book is invaluable for those who have done what I have done. In my Building a 1:24 scale model of a three masted Frigate from an SC&H kit I found the detail drawings and sail patterns absolutely necessary.

This book would help in modeling other kinds of ships as well, especially details for such things as pumps, rigging, carronades, cannon, deck fittings, and a host of other details.

Highly recommended.