HMS Diadem (84)

	Diadem at anchor
History
United Kingdom
Name	Diadem
Builder	R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co., Ltd, (Hebburn-on-Tyne
Laid down	15 December 1939
Launched	26 August 1942
Completed	6 January 1944
Decommissioned	1950
Reclassified	In reserve between 1950 and 1956
Identification	Pennant number: 84
Fate	Sold to the Pakistan Navy, 29 February 1956
Pakistan
Name	Babur
Acquired	29 February 1956
Commissioned	5 July 1957
Renamed	Jahangir, 1982
Fate	Broken up 1985
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Dido-class light cruiser
Displacement	5,950 tons standard; 7,200 tons full load;
Length	485 ft (148 m) pp; 512 ft (156 m) oa;
Beam	50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Draught	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion	4 geared steam turbines; Four shafts; Four Admiralty 3-drum boilers; 62,000 shp (46,000 kW);
Speed	32.25 knots (59.73 km/h; 37.11 mph)
Range	2,414 km (1,303 nmi; 1,500 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph); 6,824 km (3,685 nmi; 4,240 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph);
Complement	530
Armament	8 × QF 5.25-inch (133 mm) dual guns,; 6 × 20 mm dual AA guns,; 3 × 2-pounder (40-mm) pom-poms quad guns,; 2 × 21-inch (530 mm) triple torpedo tubes;
Armor	Belt: 3 in (76 mm); Deck: 1 in (25 mm); Magazines: 2 in (51 mm); Bulkheads: 1 in (25 mm);

HMS Diadem was a Dido-class light cruiser of the Bellona subgroup of the Royal Navy. She was a modified Dido design with only four turrets but improved anti-aircraft armament – also known as Dido Group 2. She was built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company at Hebburn-on-Tyne, UK, with the keel being laid down on 15 December 1939. She was launched on 26 August 1942, and completed on 6 January 1944.

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