| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Diligent |
| Acquired | 1790 by purchase |
| Decommissioned | 1795 |
| Fate | Harbour duties 1795; ultimate disposal currently unknown |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Schooner |
| Tons burthen | 89 (bm) |
| Complement | 20 |
| Armament | 4 × 3-pounder guns |
HMS Diligent (or Diligente, or Diligence), was a small mercantile schooner that the Royal Navy purchased locally in 1790 for the Nova Scotia station. She helped capture Saint Pierre in 1793 and was sold in 1794. She then served on harbour duties at Halifax, carrying water and stores to the naval squadron stationed there.
- ^ Winfield (2005), p. 55.