French Fifth Rate east indiaman 'La Diligente' (1756)

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La Diligente
Nominal Guns	26	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Compagnie des Indes
Keel Laid Down	12.1755	NNF-1715
Acquired	28.4.1756	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Joseph-Louis OllivierFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1727-1771	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	East Indiaman	NNF-1715
Sold	4.1761	NNF-1715
Becomes	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Diligente' (1761) (26) 1761-1782 French 26 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck122'French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.6281 (130′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel106'French Feet (Pied du Roi)34.4559 (113′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.2853 (33′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16'French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2239 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen470Ton

Armament

1756Broadside Weight = 104 French Livre (112.2368 lbs 50.908 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1758 - 1760Capitaine , Compagnie des IndesBWAS-171429.2.1760 - 16.4.1761Capitaine , Compagnie des IndesBWAS-1714

1 Passenger

DatesRankNameSource
1761 - 3.1761Chef d'Escadreref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
3.8.1758Battle of Negapatam
10.9.1759Battle of Pondicherry
3.1761Arrived at France ref:673

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:673 Web Site

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