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} |} HMS ''Diomede'' was a 44-gun fifth rate built by James Martin Hillhouse and launched at Bristol on 18 October 1781. She belonged to the ''Roebuck'' class of vessels specially built during the American Revolutionary War for service in the shallow American coastal waters. As a two-decker, she had two complete batteries of guns, one on the upper deck and the other on the lower deck. ''Diomede'' participated in two major actions. The first occurred in 1782 when she captured South Carolina of the South Carolina Navy. The second took place in 1794 in the Indian Ocean. Although the action in the Indian Ocean was inconclusive and the French broke off contact after suffering much heavier casualties than the British, the French did succeed in breaking the blockade of Île de France and saved it from starvation.〔Parkinson (1954), p.76.〕 ''Diomede'' was wrecked in 1795 off Trincomalee, Ceylon, during the campaign to capture Trincomalé. ==Career== In October 1781 ''Diomede'' was commissioned under Captain Thomas L. Frederick. On 8 June 1782 he sailed her for North America.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Diomede (1781)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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