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''Diamond'' paid off at Chatham on 3 June, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 759}} | ''Diamond'' paid off at Chatham on 3 June, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 759}} | ||
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| H.M.S. Diamond (1904) | |
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| Pendant Number: | N.61 (1914) N.33 (Jan 1918) 32 (Apr 1918) N.70 (Jun 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird, Birkenhead[2] |
| Laid down: | 24 Mar, 1903[3] |
| Launched: | 6 Jan, 1904[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jan, 1905[5] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Ward, Grays[7] |
H.M.S. Diamond was one of four third class cruisers of the "Gem" class completed in 1904 and 1905.
Service
She completed to Active Complement at Chatham 7 November, 1913.[8]
Diamond paid off at Chatham on 3 June, 1919.[9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Hugh H. D. Tothill, 1 March, 1905[10]
- Commander Reginald F. Parker, 26 February, 1908[11]
- Commander Lawrence L. Dundas, 8 September, 1913[12]
- Acting Captain The Hon. Lionel J. O. Lambart, 27 July, 1916[13]
- Commander Caspar B. Ballard, 13 July, 1917[14]
- Captain George B. Powell, 10 November, 1917[15]
- Commander Thomas B. Scott, 3 May, 1918[16]
Alterations
In October 1914, the ship was to be given 6 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[17]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 301.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 759.
- ↑ Tothill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 296.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 301.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393j.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 776.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 776.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
Bibliography
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