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Diamond, 1848
Type: 6th rate ; Armament 28
Launched : 29 Aug 1848 ;
Disposal date or year : 1885
BM: 1051 tons
Propulsion: Sail
Notes:
Jan, 1846, Diamond, 26, brigantine, timbers preparing, at Sheerness.
Designed by Sir W. Symonds.
20 Dec 1848 Sheerness.
26 Feb 1855 at Balaklava.
1860 Chatham.
1866 lent as Training Ship.
1868 - 1885 Renamed Joseph Straker and lent as mission ship at North Shields.