HMS Diligent (1777)
HMS Diligent was a brig the Royal Navy purchased in 1777. The Continental Navy captured her in May 1779 and took her into service as the USS Diligent. She then participated in the disastrous Penobscot Expedition where her crew her crew had to scuttled her in August to prevent the British from capturing her.
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HMS Diligent (1777)
HMS Diligent was a brig the Royal Navy purchased in 1777. The Continental Navy captured her in May 1779 and took her into service as the USS Diligent. She then participated in the disastrous Penobscot Expedition where her crew her crew had to scuttled her in August to prevent the British from capturing her.
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HMS Diligent was a brig the Ro ...... he British from capturing her.
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2,68224e+1
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scuttled August 1779
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47.873.790
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721.307.370
Ship acquired
By capture May 1779
Ship armament
American service: 14 × 4-pounder guns
HMS: 10 × 3-pounder guns
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Ship captured
Ship complement
American service: 50
Ship country
United Kingdom
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42.28333333333333 -69.0
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HMS Diligent was a brig the Ro ...... he British from capturing her.
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HMS Diligent (1777)
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4,228333333333333e+1
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HMS Diligent
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USS Diligent
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