British Third Rate ship of the line 'Diligent' (1780)

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Diligent

3918
Nominal Guns70BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'Diligente' (1756) (68) 1756-1780
Spanish 68 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Named20.4.1780BWAS-1714
Captured16.1.1780BWAS-1714
First Commissioned20.4.1780BWAS-1714
ShipyardReal Astillero de Esteiro - Ferrol SWoA
Ship ClassTriunfante Class (1754)SWoA
Designed by
Richard RoothBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1750-1761
SWoA
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Sold2.12.1784BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck175' 1"Imperial Feet53.3403 
Length of Keel147' 7"Imperial Feet44.8094 
Breadth49' 10 ½"Imperial Feet14.9479 
Depth in Hold20' 6 ½"Imperial Feet6.1087 
Burthen1,952 70⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


4.1780Broadside Weight = 660 Imperial Pound ( 299.31 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1780560 BWAS-1714

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
27.1.1780 - 9.10.1780Captain
William PeacockBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1783
Transfered ADM 6/22/117
Issued by
Sir George Brydges Rodney (Baronet )British
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 24.4.1780ADM 6/2219.4.1780 - 25.11.1782Captain
Anthony HuntBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1782
ADM 6/22/115BWAS-171425.11.1782 - 17.4.1783Captain
John KnowlesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1801
ADM 6/22/545BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1781 - 1782Vice-Admiral
John EvansBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1793
ref:676

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
26.4.1780 - 19.6.1781Fourth Lieutenant
Joseph CrouchBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1814
ADM 6/22/119ADM 6/22

Service History


DateEventSource
20.4.1780Registered, named and commissioned as a receiving ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
7.5.1780Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
27.9.1780Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
1782Guardship at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
17.4.1783

Paid off

ADM 52
10.6.1783Sailed to Spithead to assist in raising the
Royal George (100) 1756-1782
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
BWAS-1714
2.12.1784Sold at Portsmouth for £1,010BWAS-1714

 
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Posted by Howard Bartholf on Tuesday 2nd of April 2019 18:33

This is the ship that my Revolutionary War ancestor Jacobus Bartholf was held prisoner on until he was transferred to Forton Prison Gosport England in 1782

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