French corvette Diligente (1801)

Diligente

History
France
Name	Diligente
Ordered	5 December 1800 (to Ozanne's own account)
Builder	Brest
Laid down	20 June 1800 (to Ozanne's own account)
Launched	7 November 1801
Commissioned	23 September 1801
Stricken	11 October 1854
Fate	Struck off 1854
General characteristics
Class and type	Diligente-class corvette
Length	Gun deck: 33.78 m (110 ft 10 in) Keel:29.885 m (98 ft 0.6 in)
Beam	8.45 m (27 ft 9 in)
Draught	4.66 m (15 ft 3 in)
Complement	114/141
Armament	Gun deck: Originally: 14 × 6-pounder guns + 6 × 12-pounder carronades In 1808: 18 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 12-pounder long guns[1] Refit 1821: 18 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 8-pounder long guns
Armour	Timber

Diligente was a 20-gun corvette of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. 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. Originally armed with 6-pounder guns, she was later rearmed with heavier carronades. She continued in service, off and on, until she was struck in 1854.