HMS Diligent (1777)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Diligent |
| Builder | America |
| Acquired | 1777 by purchase |
| Captured | 7 May 1779 |
| Name | USS Diligent |
| Acquired | By capture May 1779 |
| Fate | Scuttled August 1779 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Brig |
| Tons burthen | 236 (bm) |
| Length | 88 ft 5+3⁄4 in (27.0 m) (deck) |
| Beam | 24 ft 8 in (7.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 10 in (3.3 m) |
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HMS Diligent was a 12-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy purchased in 1777. The Continental Navy captured her in May 1779 and took her into service as the 14-gun brig USS Diligent. She then participated in the disastrous Penobscot Expedition where her crew had to scuttle her in August to prevent her capture.