HMS Falcon (1801)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Diadem |
| Builder | Almon Hill & Sons, Limehouse |
| Launched | 20 October 1798 |
| Fate | Purchased by the Royal Navy in 1801 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Diadem |
| Acquired | 28 February 1801 |
| Renamed | HMS Falcon |
| Fate | Sold in 1816 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Duke of Wellington |
| Owner | Short & Co. |
| Launched | 1816 by purchase |
| Fate | Wrecked at Batavia 1820 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 14-gun sloop |
| Tons burthen | 36628⁄94 or 368 bm |
| Length | 102 ft 10 in (31.3 m) (overall); 80 ft 8 in (24.6 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 29 ft 3+1⁄2 in (8.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Sloop |
| Complement | 75 |
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Diadem was a sloop launched in 1798. The Admiralty renamed her HMS Falcon after purchasing her in 1801 to avoid confusion with the pre-existing third rate Diadem. Falcon served in the north Atlantic and the Channel, and then in Danish waters during the Gunboat War. She was sold in 1816. Her new owner renamed her Duke of Wellington and sailed her to the Indies under a license from the British East India Company. She was wrecked in 1820 at Batavia.