HMS Diamond (1652)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Diamond.

History
England
Name	Diamond
Ordered	June 1651
Builder	Peter Pett, Deptford Dockyard
Launched	15 March 1652
Captured	20 September 1693, by the French
France
Acquired	1693
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Class and type	40-gun fourth-rate frigate
Length	127 ft 6 in (38.9 m) (gundeck) 105 ft 6 in (32.2 m) (keel)
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)

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.

Diamond was captured by the French in 1693.

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.
• British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © Rif Winfield 2009, EPUB ISBN 978-1-78346-924-6:

1. Fleet Actions, 1.1 Battle off Dover 19 May 1652
2. Fleet Actions, 1.3 Battle of Kentish Knock 28 September 1652
3. Fleet Actions, 1.5 Battle off Portland (the 'Three Days Battle') 18–20 February 1653
4. Fleet Actions, 1.7 Battle of the Gabbard (North Foreland) 2–3 June 1653
5. Fleet Actions, 1.8 Battle of Scheveningen (off Texel) 31 July 1653
6. Fleet Actions, 2.2 Battle of Santa Cruz 20 April 1657
7. Fleet Actions, 3.1 Battle of Lowestoft 3 June 1665
8. Fleet Actions, 3.3 Battle of the Galloper Sand (the Four Days' Battle) 1–4 June 1666
9. Fleet Actions, 3.4 Battle of Orfordness (the St James Day Battle) 25–6 July 1666
10. Fleet Actions, 5.2 Battle of Solebay (Southwold Bay) 28 May 1672
11. Fleet Actions, 5.3 First Battle of Schooneveld 28 May 1673
12. Fleet Actions, 5.4 Second Battle of Schooneveld 4 June 1673
13. Fleet Actions, 5.5 Battle of Texel 11 August 1673
14. Fleet Actions, 6.1 Battle of Bantry Bay 1 May 1689
15. Fleet Actions, 6.3 Battle of Barfleur 19–22 May 1692
16. Fleet Actions, 7.1 1st Battle off Santa Maria (Columbia) (Benbow's Action) 19–24 August 1702
17. Fleet Actions, 7.5 Battle off the Lizard (Edward's Action) 10 October 1707
18. Chapter 4 Fourth Rates - 'Small Ships', Vessels acquired from 25 March 1603, Ruby Class, Ruby
19. Chapter 4 Fourth Rates - 'Small Ships', Vessels acquired from 2 May 1660, Rebuilt Vessels (1681-87), Ruby
20. Chapter 4 Fourth Rates - 'Small Ships', Vessels acquired from 2 May 1660, Post-1702 Rebuildings (54-gun Type), Ruby

• Ships of the Royal Navy, by J.J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt-Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, © the estate of J.J. Colledge, Ben Warlow and Steve Bush 2020, EPUB ISBN 978-1-5267-9328-7, Section D (Diamond)
• The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War 1800 – 1815, by Brian Lavery, published by US Naval Institute Press © Brian Lavery 1989, ISBN 978-0-87021-009-9, Part V Guns, Type of Guns