HMS Diamond (H22)
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Builder: | Vickers Armstrong |
| Laid down: | 29 September 1931 |
| Launched: | 8 April 1932 |
| Commissioned: | 2 November 1932 |
| Out of service: | 27 April 1941 |
| Status: | Sunk |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,375 ts standard |
| Length: | 329 ft |
| Beam: | 33 ft |
| Draught: | 12 ft 6 in |
| Speed: | 36 kn |
| Complement: | 145 |
HMS Diamond (H22) was a D class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was laid down at Barrow-in-Furness on 29 September 1931, and was launched on 8 April 1932.
On 26 April 1941, under the command of Lt. Commander Cartwright, Diamond rescued 600 troops from Crete after their transports were attacked. The following day, HMS Diamond and another destroyer, HMS Wryneck, attempted to rescue troops from a sunk British troop ship, the Slamat. However, both ships were attacked and sunk by German Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers. Approximately 253 officers and crew, as well as 700 troops were lost from both vessels. Only 23 survivors were rescued.
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HMS Diamond. Retrieved on 2006-07-04.
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