Name of Vessel:

Diligent

Master of Vessel:

Lieutenant John Knight

Rig of Vessel:

Schooner

Date of Capture:

16 July 1775

Place of Capture:

Machias, Massachusetts [Maine]

Captor:

Massachusetts Navy Sloop Machias Liberty

Home Port:

From What Port:

Halifax, Nova Scotia

To What Port:

Machias, Massachusetts [Maine]

Cargo:

Tonnage:

100

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

HM Schooner

Prizemaster:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Machias, Massachusetts [Maine]

Into What Port:

Machias, Massachusetts [Maine]

Date Arrived:

16 July 1775

Date Tried:

9 September 1776

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments:

[Faibisy, A Compilation of Nova Scotia Vessels . . ., in NDAR, X, 1201-1210]

Revised 2 December 2008