Spanish ship Diligente (1756)
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| Career (Spain) | Spanish Navy Ensign |
|---|---|
| Name: | Diligente |
| Launched: | 1756 |
| Honours and awards: |
Participated in: |
| Captured: | 16 January 1780, by Royal Navy |
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | HMS Diligente |
| Acquired: | 16 January 1780 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1784 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 68-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1966 tons (1997.5 tonnes) |
| Length: | 176 ft 4½ in (53.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 49 ft 10 in (15.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 20 ft 7 in (6.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 68 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships of the same name, see Spanish ship Diligente and HMS Diligent.
Diligente was a 68-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, launched in 1756.
She fought at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1780, where she was captured by the Royal Navy and commissioned as the third rate HMS Diligente. She was sold out of the navy in 1784.
Notes
- ↑ Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol.1. p. 182.
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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