Anatomy of the Ship; The Frigate Diana by White, David

London: Naval Institute Press [0-87021-202-8] 1987. (Oblong 4to hardcover) Fine in fine dust jacket. 120pp. Photographs, illustrations, diagrams, tables, index. "The frigate was the eighteenth century equivalent of the cruiser, used for a wide variety of roles from fleet reconnaissance to patrolling the sea lanes. Launched in 1794, Diana was a typical British frigate of the period, whose long and active career spanned virtually all of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars". Book about Diana--Frigate. Time Period 18th Century & 19th Century. (Transport Aircraft, French Revolution, Frigates, Napoleonic Wars, Ships, Transportation).