Diamond Rock viewed from Martinique.

Diamond Rock (Rocher du Diamant) is a 173 meter (570 feet) high basalt island located south of Fort-de-France, the main port of the Caribbean island of Martinique. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1984 × 1488 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1984 × 1488 pixel, file size: 1. ... Basalt Basalt (IPA: ) is a common gray to black extrusive volcanic rock. ... Fort-de-France is the capital of Frances Caribbean département doutre-mer of Martinique. ... “West Indian” redirects here. ...

In 1804 Commodore Sir Samuel Hood, aboard HMS Centaur (Captain Maxwell) and aided by calm weather, was able to run lines ashore and hoist three long 24 pounder and two 18 pounder cannons to the summit of the Rock. Fortifications were hastily built, and the position supplied with food and water for a garrison of twenty men under the command of Lieutenant Maurice, Hood's 1st lieutenant. 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Commodore is a military rank used in some navies for officers whose position exceeds that of a Captain, but is less than that of a Flag Officer. ... Vice Admiral Sir Samuel Hood (1762 – 1814-12-24) was an officer of the Royal Navy and cousin once removed of the more famous Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood. ... HMS Centaur, a ship of the Royal Navy, is named after the Greek mythological figure, the Centaur, half-human, half-horse. ... Not to be confused with Canon. ... Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ...

The fort was able to harass French shipping trying to enter Fort-de-France for fifteen months. The Royal Navy garrisoned island was officially commissioned as HM Sloop-of-War Fort Diamond. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...

On his voyage to Martinique in 1805, Admiral Villeneuve was ordered by Napoleon to recapture Diamond Rock. A French-Spanish combined naval force of sixteen ships[1] under French Captain Cosmao-Kerjulien attacked the garrison on Diamond Rock. The garrison's stone water cistern had cracked, due to an earth tremor, so they were without water and short of food. After a fierce bombardment, they surrendered to the superior force on June 3, 1805. 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve (31 December 1763 – 22 April 1806) was a French naval officer during the Napoleonic Wars. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... // Getting water out of a cistern A cistern (Middle English cisterne, from Latin cisterna, from cista, box, from Greek kistê, basket) is a receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. ...

The 1950 novel The Diamond Rock by Geoffrey Bennett is based on the 1804 event. The 1976 novel Ramage's Diamond by Dudley Pope is based on the same event. // Captain Geoffrey Martin Bennett (1908-1983) was a British naval officer and author. ... Dudley Pope (29 December 1925 - 25 April 1997) was a British writer of both nautical fiction and history, most notable for his Lord Ramage series of historical novels. ...

Diving attraction

Below water the Diamond Rock cavern, a deep triangular cave, is a popular attraction for scuba divers. The cave is said to contain prolific qualities of beautiful sea fans and corals, though strong currents make diving the island a risky venture. Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. ... Scuba diving is swimming underwater while using self-contained breathing equipment. ... A sea fan is a form of sessile colonial cnidarian, similar to a sea pen or a soft coral, found in tropical and subtropical seawater. ... Extant Subclasses and Orders Alcyonaria    Alcyonacea    Helioporacea Zoantharia    Antipatharia    Corallimorpharia    Scleractinia    Zoanthidea [1][2]  See Anthozoa for details For other uses, see Coral (disambiguation). ... An ocean current is any more or less continuous, directed movement of ocean water that flows in one of the Earths oceans. ...

Coordinates: 14°26′30″N 61°02′20″W / 14.44167, -61.03889 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...