HMS Diamond (1874)

HMS Diamond was an Amethyst-class corvette in service 1874–89.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Diamond.

HMS Diamond
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Diamond
NamesakeDiamond
BuilderSheerness Dockyard
Cost£76,796
Laid down1873
Launched26 September 1874
CompletedJuly 1875
FateSold for scrap, August 1889
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeAmethyst-class wooden screw corvette
Displacement1,934 long tons (1,965 t)
Tons burthen1,405 bm
Length220 ft (67.1 m) (p/p)
Beam37 ft (11.3 m)
Draught18 ft (5.5 m)
Installed power2,140 ihp (1,600 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 shaft
  • 1 × 2-cylinder compound expansion steam engine
  • 6 cylindrical boilers
Sail planShip rig
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Rangeapproximately 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement225
Armament
  • 12 × 64-pounder 71 cwt rifled muzzle-loading (RML) guns
  • 2 × 64-pounder 64 cwt RML guns
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