HMS Diamond (1652)
Diamond was a 40-gun fourth-rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Peter Pett at Deptford Dockyard, and launched on 15 March 1652. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 48 guns.[1]
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Name: | Diamond |
Ordered: | June 1651 |
Builder: | Peter Pett, Deptford Dockyard |
Launched: | 15 March 1652 |
Captured: | 20 September 1693, by the French |
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Acquired: | 1693 |
Fate: | Unknown |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type: | 40-gun fourth-rate frigate |
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Beam: | 31 ft 3 in (9.5 m) |
Depth of hold: | 15 ft 7.5 in (4.8 m) |
Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
Armament: | 40 guns (1660); 48 guns (1677) |
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 160.
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References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Winfield, Rif (2009) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6.
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