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La Diligente

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Nominal Guns20E-WIKI
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorState Navy
Ordered5.12.1800E-WIKI
Keel Laid Down20.6.1800E-WIKI
Acquired7.11.1801E-WIKI
First Commissioned23.9.1801E-WIKI
ShipyardBrest - Brittany E-WIKI
Ship ClassDiligente Class (1800)
Designed by
Pierre OzanneFrench
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1757-1811
E-WIKI
Constructor
Pierre OzanneFrench
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1757-1811
ref:673
CategoryUnratedE-WIKI
Ship TypeCorvetteE-WIKI
Sailing RigShip RiggedE-WIKI
Deleted from list11.10.1854E-WIKI

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentE-WIKI
Length of Gundeck33.78Meters110′ 9″ Imperial
Length of Keel29.885Meters124′ 2″ Imperial
Breadth8.45Meters27′ 8″ Imperial
Draught Aft4.66Meters15′ 3″ Imperial

Armament


7.11.1801Broadside Weight = 78 French Livre (84.1776 lbs 38.181 kg)E-WIKI
Gun Deck6 French 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck14 French 6-Pounder

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1802Aspirant
Jérome Frédéric LamarcheFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1842
ref:631
9.1822 - 1.1827Enseigne de Vaisseau
François Thomas TréhouartFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1812-1873
ref:673

Service History


DateEventSource
6.2.1806Action of San Domingo
1821Refitted as a Unrated Corvette as Corvette-Avisoref:1122


Notes on Ship


NoteE-WIKI

Built at Brest on private plans by Pierre Ozanne , she was particularly fast . The French Navy adopted the design and copied the plans as late as 1848.



 
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