HMS Diadem (1896)
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 HMS Diadem |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Diadem |
| Builder: | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Govan |
| Launched: | October 21, 1896 |
| Fate: | Sold May 9, 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 11,000 tons |
| Length: | 435 ft (133 m) (462 ft 6 in (141.0 m) o/a) |
| Beam: | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Draught: | 25 ft 6 in (7.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shaft triple expansion engines 16.500 - 18,000 hp |
| Speed: | 20 - 20.5 knots |
| Complement: | 760 |
| Armament: | 16 x single BL 6-inch Mark VII guns 14 x single QF 12 pounder guns 3 x single QF 3 pounder guns 2 x 18 in torpedo tubes |
| Armour: | 6 inch casemates 4.5-2 inch decks |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Diadem.
HMS Diadem was the lead ship of the Diadem-class of protected cruiser in the Royal Navy. She was built at Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Govan and launched on October 21, 1896. She served in the First World War with her sisters. In 1914 she was a stokers' training ship, and was placed in reserve in October 1915. She was returned to being a stokers' training ship in January 1918, and survived the War to be sold to Ward of Morecambe for breaking up on May 9, 1921.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- Diadem class at worldwar1.co.uk
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