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==Service==
 
==Service==
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She completed to Active Complement at Chatham 7 November, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914).  p. 301.</ref>
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Re-commissioned on 24 August, 1909 under command of Captain G. M. Paine.{{NMI|Tuesday, Aug 17, 1909; pg. 10; Issue 39040}}
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She completed to Active Complement at Chatham 7 November, 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 301}}
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In July 1914, she was operating as part of the {{UK-BS|6}}, but in September, 1914, she joined the {{UK-BS|5}}.  In April, 1915, she left to join the {{UK-BS|3}}, but did not sortie with them at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. She would remain with them, however, until the squadron was abolished on 20 April, 1918.
  
 
''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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==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
 
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
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* {{CaptRN}} [[Hugh Henry Darby Tothill|Hugh H. D. Tothill]], 1 March, 1905.<ref>Tothill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 296.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Henry Darby Tothill|nick=Hugh H. D. Tothill|appt=3 January, 1905{{NLNov05|p. 301}}|ass=1 March, 1905<ref>Tothill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 296.</ref>|end=16 February, 1906<ref>Tothill Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 296.</ref>}}
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* {{CommRN}} [[Reginald Francis Parker|Reginald F. Parker]], 26 February, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908). p. 301.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Constantine Henry Hughes-Onslow|nick=Constantine H. Hughes-Onslow|appt=10 February, 1906{{NLMar07|p. 301}}|end=26 February, 1908}}
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* Commander [[Lawrence Leopold Dundas|Lawrence L. Dundas]], 8 September, 1913.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914).  p. 301.</ref>
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reginald Francis Parker|nick=Reginald F. Parker|appt=26 February, 1908{{NLOct08|p. 301}}|end=30 April, 1909|note=sick for a time after flu}}
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* Captain [[George Bingham Powell|George B. Powell]], 10 November, 1917.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 776}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=John Richard Le Hunte Ward|nick=John R. Le H. Ward|appt=c. 5 February, 1909|end=20 March, 1909|note=temporary, lent from {{UK-Talbot}}, while Parker sick}}
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*  {{CommRN}} [[Thomas Bodley Scott|Thomas B. Scott]], 3 May, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 776}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Godfrey Marshall Paine|nick=Godfrey M. Paine|appt=3 June, 1909<ref>Paine Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/211.|}} f. 228.</ref>{{NLApr11|p. 301}}|end=6 June, 1911<ref>Paine Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/211.|}} f. 228.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward George Lowther-Crofton|nick=Edward G. Lowther-Crofton|appt=1 May, 1912<ref>Lowther-Crofton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/316.|D7602644}} f.347.</ref>{{NLAug12|p. 301}}|end=20 January, 1913<ref>Lowther-Crofton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/316.|D7602644}} f.347.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), {{UK-DF|5}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=Lawrence Leopold Dundas|nick=Lawrence L. Dundas|appt=8 September, 1913<ref>Dundas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/420.|D7602738}} f. 467.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 393''j''}}|end=27 July, 1916<ref>Dundas Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/420.|D7602738}} f. 467.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CaptRN}}|name=Lionel John Olive Lambart|nick=The Hon. Lionel J. O. Lambart|appt=27 July, 1916{{NLDec16|p. 393''o''}}|end=26 December, 1916}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Percy Johnson|nick=Percy Johnson|appt=January, 1917|end=12 July, 1917}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Casper Boucher Ballard|nick=Caspar B. Ballard|appt=13 July, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 393''a''}}|end=3 May, 1918}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Thomas Bodley Scott|nick=Thomas B. Scott|appt=3 May, 1918{{NLJun19|p. 776}}|end=17 June, 1919}}
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 12:58, 5 November 2018

H.M.S. Diamond (1904)
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

Re-commissioned on 24 August, 1909 under command of Captain G. M. Paine.[8]

She completed to Active Complement at Chatham 7 November, 1913.[9]

In July 1914, she was operating as part of the Sixth Battle Squadron, but in September, 1914, she joined the Fifth Battle Squadron. In April, 1915, she left to join the Third Battle Squadron, but did not sortie with them at the Battle of Jutland. She would remain with them, however, until the squadron was abolished on 20 April, 1918.

Diamond paid off at Chatham on 3 June, 1919.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

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.[27]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Aug 17, 1909; pg. 10; Issue 39040.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 301.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 759.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 301.
  12. ↑ Tothill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 296.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 301.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 301.
  15. ↑ Paine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/211. f. 228.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 301.
  17. ↑ Paine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/211. f. 228.
  18. ↑ Lowther-Crofton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/316. f.347.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 301.
  20. ↑ Lowther-Crofton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/316. f.347.
  21. ↑ Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/420. f. 467.
  22. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393j.
  23. ↑ Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/420. f. 467.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393o.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393a.
  26. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 776.
  27. ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.

Bibliography


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