Diana was a merchant ship built at Whitby, England, in 1824.

Diana first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1824 with Braithwaite as owner and master, and trade London–Malta.

[2] Under the command of George Braithwaite and surgeon James Ellis, she sailed from Woolwich, England on 11 December 1832, stopped at Cape Colony and arrived at Sydney on 26 May 1833.

A number of women and children passengers accompanied the voyage.

[5] Diana departed Port Jackson on 3 August 1833, bound for Batavia in ballast but with passengers.