Ten ships of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 have borne the name HMS Diana after the figure from Roman mythology

Diana (mythology)

In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of the hunt and moon and birthing, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to and control animals. She was equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, though she had an independent origin in Italy...

, whilst another was planned but later cancelled:
, a 32-gun fifth-rate

Fifth-rate

In Britain's Royal Navy during the classic age of fighting sail, a fifth rate was the penultimate class of warships in a hierarchal system of six "ratings" based on size and firepower.-Rating:...

 launched in 1757, commanded by Alexander Schomberg

Alexander Schomberg

Captain Sir Alexander Schomberg was an 18th century Royal Navy officer.-Life:His father, Meyer Löw Schomberg , was a German-Jewish doctor and settled in England c. 1720 and set up a flourishing practice in Fenchurch Street, London...

 c.1758/59, and sold in 1793., a six gun schooner

Schooner

A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....

 purchased in 1775 in North America, abandoned and burnt out later that year., a 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1794 and sold in 1815 to the Dutch Navy She was accidentally destroyed while in dry-dock on the 16 January 1839., a 10-gun cutter purchased in 1807 and wrecked on Rodriguez Island in 1810., a 46-gun fifth rate launched in 1822, converted to harbour service in 1868 and broken up in 1874., an Indian wooden paddle vessel launched in 1823 and purchased in 1824. She was sold in 1826 to the Burnese government and broken up in 1836., an Indian wooden paddle vessel launched in 1836 and sold in 1846., an Eclipse class

Eclipse class cruiser

The Eclipse-class cruisers of the Royal Navy were protected cruisers constructed in the mid-1890s.-Design and history:They were enlarged versions of the preceding Astraea class. Between 1903 and 1905, all of the ships in the class except for Eclipse had their mixed and guns removed and replaced...

 second class cruiser

Cruiser

A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...

, launched in 1895 and sold in 1920., a D-class destroyer

C and D class destroyer

The C and D class was a group of 14 destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. As in previous years, it was originally intended to order a complete flotilla comprising eight destroyers—plus a flotilla leader as the ninth unit—in each year. However, only four ships—plus a leader—were...

 launched in 1932, sold to the Royal Canadian Navy

Royal Canadian Navy

The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...

 and renamed HMCS Margaree in 1940, lost that year after a collision.

• HMS Diana, a planned Daring class destroyer
  Daring class destroyer (1949)
  The Daring class was a class of eleven destroyers built for the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy . Constructed after World War II, and entering service during the 1950s, eight ships were constructed for the RN, and three ships for the RAN. Two of the RN destroyers were subsequently sold to and...
  
  , ordered in 1945 and cancelled in 1946., a Daring class destroyer
  Daring class destroyer (1949)
  The Daring class was a class of eleven destroyers built for the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy . Constructed after World War II, and entering service during the 1950s, eight ships were constructed for the RN, and three ships for the RAN. Two of the RN destroyers were subsequently sold to and...
  
  , laid down as HMS Druid, but renamed in 1946 after the previously planned Diana was cancelled. She was launched in 1952, sold in 1969 to the Peruvian Navy
  Peruvian Navy
  The Peruvian Navy is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to 200 nautical miles from the Peruvian littoral...
  
   and renamed Palacios
  BAP Palacios (DM-73)
  BAP Palacios ' was a Daring class destroyer in service with the Peruvian Navy. She was completed for the Royal Navy in 1954 as HMS Diana. After being decommissioned she was sold to Peru in 1969 together with her sistership HMS Decoy...
  
  . She was struck from their lists in 1993.