DIANA CORP
SC 13D/A, 1997-02-03
GROCERIES & RELATED PRODUCTS
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     THIS  SCHEDULE  13D  CORRECTS AND AMENDS THE 13D THAT WAS FILED ON 1/8/97



     UNITED  STATES
     SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION
     Washington,  D.C.  20549

     SCHEDULE  13D

     Under  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934
     (Amendment  No.  3)

     THE  DIANA  CORPORATION
     (Name  of  Issuer)

     Common
     (Title  of  Class  of  Securities)

     252790100
     (CUSIP  Number)

Dawson-Samberg Capital Management, Inc., 354 Pequot Ave., Southport CT  06490
 203/254-0091
     (Name,  Address  and  Telephone  Number  of  Person
     Authorized  to  Receive  Notices  and  Communications)

     January  1,  1997
     (Date  of  Event  which  Requires
     Filing  of  this  Statement)

If  the  filing  person  has  previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report  the  acquisition  which  is  the  subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing  this  schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following
box  o.

Check  the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement o.  (A fee
is not required only if the reporting person:  (1) has a previous statement on
file  reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities  described  in  Item  1;  and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
 (See  Rule  13d-7.)

NOTE:    Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with  the  Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are
to  be  sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial  filing  on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and  for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures  provided  in  a  prior  cover  page.

The  information  required  in  the  remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed  to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the  Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the  Notes).

1          Name  of  Reporting  Person DAWSON-SAMBERG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

     IRS  Identification  No.  of  Above  Person  06-1033494
2          Check  the  Appropriate  Box  if  a  Member  of  a  Group    (a)  o

      (b)  o
3          SEC  USE  ONLY

4          Source  of  Funds  00

5          Check  Box  if  Disclosure  of  Legal  Proceedings  is
     Required  Pursuant  to  Items  2(d)  or  2(e)

6          Citizenship  or  Place  of  Organization  CONNECTICUT

     7          Sole  Voting  Power  284,040

 NUMBER  OF
 SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY
 OWNED  BY  EACH
 REPORTING
 PERSON  WITH
     8          Shared  Voting  Power

     9          Sole  Dispositive  Power  284,040

     10          Shared  Dispositive  Power

11        Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 284,040

12         Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row 11 Excludes Certain Shares

13          Percent  of  Class  Represented  by  Amount  in  Row  11  5.4

14          Type  of  Reporting  Person  IA

1          Name  of  Reporting  Person  PORRIDGE  PARTNERS  II

     IRS  Identification  No.  of  Above  Person  06-1391106
2          Check  the  Appropriate  Box  if  a  Member  of  a  Group    (a)  o

      (b)  o
3          SEC  USE  ONLY

4          Source  of  Funds  WC

5          Check  Box  if  Disclosure  of  Legal  Proceedings  is
     Required  Pursuant  to  Items  2(d)  or  2(e)

6          Citizenship  or  Place  of  Organization  CONNECTICUT

     7          Sole  Voting  Power  63,000

 NUMBER  OF
 SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY
 OWNED  BY  EACH
 REPORTING
 PERSON  WITH
     8          Shared  Voting  Power

     9          Sole  Dispositive  Power  63,000

     10          Shared  Dispositive  Power

11     Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person           
                                  63,000
12         Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row 11 Excludes Certain Shares

13          Percent  of  Class  Represented  by  Amount  in  Row  11  1.2

14          Type  of  Reporting  Person  PN

1          Name  of  Reporting  Person  ARTHUR  J.  SAMBERG

     IRS  Identification  No.  of  Above  Person  ###-##-####
2          Check  the  Appropriate  Box  if  a  Member  of  a  Group    (a)  o

      (b)  o
3          SEC  USE  ONLY

4          Source  of  Funds  PF

5          Check  Box  if  Disclosure  of  Legal  Proceedings  is
     Required  Pursuant  to  Items  2(d)  or  2(e)

6          Citizenship  or  Place  of  Organization  UNITED  STATES

     7          Sole  Voting  Power  105,945

 NUMBER  OF
 SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY
 OWNED  BY  EACH
 REPORTING
 PERSON  WITH
     8          Shared  Voting  Power

     9          Sole  Dispositive  Power  105,945

     10          Shared  Dispositive  Power

11     Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person           
                                  105,945
12         Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row 11 Excludes Certain Shares

13          Percent  of  Class  Represented  by  Amount  in  Row  11  2.0

14          Type  of  Reporting  Person  IN

This Amendment Number 3 sets forth changes in the information previously filed
on  Schedule  13D  relative  to  the  holdings  of  Common  Stock of The Diana
Corporation  ("DNA"),  a  Delaware  corporation.


ITEM  1.    SECURITY  AND  ISSUER

          This  statement  relates  to  the Common Stock, $1.00 par value (the
"shares")  of  The  Diana  Corporation ("DNA"), a Delaware corporation.  DNA's
principal  executive  office is located at 8200 W. Brown Deer Road, Suite 200,
Milwaukee,  WI  53223.

ITEM  2.    IDENTITY  AND  BACKGROUND

            This statement is being filed on behalf of Dawson-Samberg Capital
Management,  Inc.  ("Dawson-Samberg"),  a  Connecticut  corporation,  Porridge
Partners  II  ("Porridge"),  a  Connecticut  partnership and Arthur J. Samberg
("Samberg"),  individually  (collectively,  the  "Reporting  Persons").  The
principal  business  of Dawson-Samberg, an investment adviser registered under
the  Investment  Advisers  Act  of  1940,  is  to act as investment adviser to
certain investments funds and managed accounts.  The principal shareholders of
Dawson-Samberg  are Messrs. Jonathan T. Dawson and Arthur J. Samberg.  Messrs.
Dawson  and  Samberg  are  members of Pequot General Partners, LLC ("Pequot"),
Pequot  Endowment  Partners,  LLC ("Endowment") and DS International Partners,
LLC  ("International"), all of which are Delaware limited liability companies.
The  sole  business  of  Pequot  is to serve as the general partner of  Pequot
Partners  Fund,  L.P.  ("Pequot Partners"), a limited partnership formed under
the laws of Delaware to invest and trade primarily in securities and financial
instruments.    The  sole  business  of  Endowment  is to serve as the general
partner  of  Pequot  Endowment  Fund, L.P. ("Pequot Endowment"), a partnership
formed  under the laws of Delaware to invest and trade primarily in securities
and  financial instruments.  The sole business of International is to serve as
the  investment  manager  of  Pequot  International  Fund,  Inc.  ("Pequot
International"),    a  corporation  formed  under  the  laws of British Virgin
Islands to invest and trade primarily in securities and financial instruments.
The  sole business of  Porridge, of which Mr. Samberg is a general partner, is
to  invest and trade in securities and financial instruments.   Mr. Samberg is
the  President  of  Dawson-Samberg  .    The business address of the Reporting
Persons  is  354  Pequot  Avenue,  Southport,  CT  06490.

     None  of  the  Reporting  Persons,  their  respective  General  Partners,
members, officers, directors or controlling persons have, during the last five
years,  been  convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations
or  similar  misdemeanors

     None  of    the  Reporting  Persons,  their  respective General Partners,
members, officers, directors or controlling persons have, during the last five
years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body
of  competent jurisdiction which resulted in a judgment, decree or final order
enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject
to  federal  or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to
such  laws.

ITEM  3.    SOURCE  AND  AMOUNT  OF  FUNDS  OR  OTHER  CONSIDERATION

          As of the date hereof, the Reporting Persons beneficially own in the
aggregate  452,985 Shares.  Of the 452,985 Shares, 104,975 shares are owned by
Pequot  Partners,  24,690  shares  are held in separately managed accounts for
which  Dawson-Samberg  acts  as investment adviser, 57,360 shares are owned by
Pequot  Endowment,  97,015  shares  are  owned by Pequot International, 63,000
shares  are  owned  by  Porridge  and  105,945 shares are owned by Samberg.   
368,985 Shares were purchased in open market transactions at an aggregate cost
of  $11,436,898.      84,000  Shares  were  purchased  in a private negotiated
transaction at an aggregate cost of $1,640,000.  The funds for the purchase of
Shares  held  by  Pequot  Partners, Pequot Endowment, Pequot International and
Porridge  were  obtained  from  the  contributions  of  their  various
partners/shareholders.    The  funds for the acquisition of the Shares held by
the  managed  accounts  &  Samberg  came  from  their  own  funds.

ITEM  4.    PURPOSE  OF  TRANSACTION

          No  Change

ITEM  5.    INTEREST  IN  SECURITIES  OF  THE  ISSUER

          As of the date hereof, the Reporting Persons beneficially own in the
aggregate  452,985  Shares.   These Shares represent approximately 8.5% of the
5,298,483  Shares  believed  to  be  outstanding.  Dawson-Samberg has the sole
power  to  dispose  and  direct  the  disposition  of 284,040 of these shares,
Porridge  has  the sole power to vote, direct the vote, dispose and direct the
disposition  of the 63,000 Shares owned by them and Samberg has the sole power
to  vote,  direct  the vote, dispose and direct the disposition of the 105,945
Shares  owned  by him.   All transactions within the last 60 days are shown on
Exhibit  B.

ITEM  6.    CONTRACTS,  ARRANGEMENTS,  UNDERSTANDINGS  OR  RELATIONSHIPS WITH
RESPECT  TO  SECURITIES  OF  THE          ISSUER

          Not  Applicable

ITEM  7.    MATERIAL  TO  BE  FILED  AS  EXHIBITS

     A copy of a written agreement relating to the filing of a joint statement
as  required  by  Rule  13d-1(f)  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is
attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  A..


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THIS TABLE HAS BEEN SQUEEZED AS FAR AS IT CAN GO WITHOUT WORDS/## BREAKING UP.
 IF  ATTY  WANTS  MORE  INFO  OR "MORE SPACE", HE'LL HAVE TO BUMP FONT TO SZ.8
AND/OR  MAKE  MARGINS  THINNER.          After a reasonable inquiry and to the
best  of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information
set  forth  in  this  statement  is  true,  complete  and  correct.


Dawson-Samberg  Capital  Management,  Inc.

By:  /s/    Arthur  J.  Samberg
   Arthur  J.  Samberg,  President


Porridge  Partners  II

By:  /s/    Arthur  J.  Samberg
   Arthur  J.  Samberg,  General  Partner


Arthur  J.  Samberg

By:  /s/    Arthur  J.  Samberg
   Arthur  J.  Samberg,  Individually




January  31,  1997



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     EXHIBIT  A

      AGREEMENT


     The  undersigned agree that this Amendment Number 2 to Schedule 13D dated
January  31,  1997  relating  to  the Shares of The Diana Corporation shall be
filed  on  behalf  of  the  undersigned.


Dawson-Samberg  Capital  Management,  Inc.

By:  /s/  Arthur  J.  Samberg
   Arthur  J.  Samberg,  President


Porridge  Partners  II

By:  /s/    Arthur  J.  Samberg
   Arthur  J.  Samberg,  General  Partner


Arthur  J.  Samberg

By:  /s/    Arthur  J.  Samberg
   Arthur  J.  Samberg,  Individually


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     THIS  TABLE  HAS  BEEN  SQUEEZED  AS  FAR  AS  IT CAN GO WITHOUT WORDS/##
BREAKING UP.  IF ATTY WANTS MORE INFO OR "MORE SPACE", HE'LL HAVE TO BUMP FONT
TO  SZ.8  AND/OR  MAKE  MARGINS  THINNER.

                                 EXHIBIT B

                              DIANA CORPORATION
                                SCHEDULE 13D


                          COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE
                            CUSIP  #  252790100


                      PEQUOT     PEQUOT     PEQUOT               DAWSON
               PARTNERS     INTL     ENDOWMENT          ARTHUR J.     SAMBERG
     # OF SHARES          FUND, L.P.     FUND, INC     FUND, L.P.     PORRIDGE
                       II     SAMBERG     CAPITAL MGMT
 TRADE     PURCHASED          TAX I.D. #     TAX I.D. #     TAX I.D. #     TAX
                     I.D. #     TAX I.D. #     TAX I.D. #
    DATE     (SOLD)     PRICE     22-2741859     FOREIGN CORP    
       06-1388800     06-1391106     ###-##-####     06-1033494
TOTAL  SHARES  @
        12/03/96     422,985          92,875     85,015     54,460    
                                           63,000     105,945     21,690

     01/23/97     15,000     17.1692     6,700     6,600     0     0     0    
                                                                         1,700
 01/24/97     15,000     17.5192     5,400     5,400     2,900     0     0    
                                                                         1,300

       30,000          12,100     12,000     2,900     0     0    
                                                                       3,000

TOTAL  SHARES  @
       01/31/97     452,985          104,975     97,015     57,360    
                                           63,000     105,945     24,690






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