HMS Diligence
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A number of ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Diligence.
was a 18-gun brig sloop. She was renamed HMS Diligence before being launched in 1795. was a 17-gun Camelion class sloop
laid down in 1861 but cancelled on 12 December 1863. was a destroyer depot ship, formerly the civilian Tabaristan, purchased in October 1915. She was scrapped in 1926. was a repair ship, formerly USS Diligence (BAR-18) was transferred under terms of the Lend-lease Act to the Royal Navy and returned to the US Navy in 1946.
Royal Navy
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have borne the name HMS Diligence.
was a 18-gun brig sloop. She was renamed HMS Diligence before being launched in 1795. was a 17-gun Camelion class sloop
Camelion class sloop
The Camelion class was a class of screw-driven sloops of wood construction, designed by Isaac Watts and operated by the Royal Navy. Eight ships of the class were built from 1858 to 1866 with another eight cancelled...
laid down in 1861 but cancelled on 12 December 1863. was a destroyer depot ship, formerly the civilian Tabaristan, purchased in October 1915. She was scrapped in 1926. was a repair ship, formerly USS Diligence (BAR-18) was transferred under terms of the Lend-lease Act to the Royal Navy and returned to the US Navy in 1946.
- HMS Diligence was a base at Hythe, HampshireHythe, HampshireHythe is a village near Southampton, Hampshire, England. It is located by the shore of Southampton Water, and has a ferry service connecting it to Southampton...
for the minesweepers and motor torpedo boats of the reserve fleet, which opened in 1953. - RFA DiligenceRFA Diligence (A132)RFA Diligence is a fleet repair ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was built by Oesundsvarvet AB Landskrona in Sweden and launched in 1981 as a civilian oil rig support ship,. Diligence first served the RFA during the Falklands War as a civilian owned ship taken up from the trade . As MV Stena...
fleet repair ship of the Royal Fleet AuxiliaryRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryThe Royal Fleet Auxiliary is a civilian-manned fleet owned by the British Ministry of Defence. The RFA enables ships of the United Kingdom Royal Navy to maintain operations around the world. Its primary role is to supply the Royal Navy with fuel, ammunition and supplies, normally by replenishment...
, formerly the civilian MV Stena Inspector, purchased in October 1983.