Spanish ship Diligente (1756)

Diligente was a 68-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, launched in 1756.

For other ships with the same name, see Spanish ship Diligente and HMS Diligent.

History
Spain
Name: Diligente
Launched: 1756
Captured: 16 January 1780, by Royal Navy
Notes:
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

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 and out of Spain.

Notes
  1. 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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