HMS Diamond (H22)

HMS Diamond was a D-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. The ship spent the bulk of her career on the China Station. She was briefly assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1939 before she was transferred to West Africa for convoy escort duties. Diamond returned to the Mediterranean Fleet in early 1940 where she generally escorted convoys to and from Malta. The ship participated in the Battle of Cape Spartivento in November. Diamond was sunk by German aircraft on 27 April 1941 whilst evacuating Allied troops from Greece.

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

Diamond anchored at Hong Kong before World War II
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Diamond
Ordered2 February 1931
BuilderVickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness
Cost£223,509
Laid down29 September 1931
Launched8 April 1932
Completed3 November 1932
FateSunk by air attack, 27 April 1941
General characteristics as built
Class and typeD-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 1,375 long tons (1,397 t) (standard)
  • 1,890 long tons (1,920 t) (deep)
Length329 ft (100.3 m) o/a
Beam33 ft (10.1 m)
Draught12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
Installed power36,000 shp (27,000 kW)
Propulsion
  • 2 × shafts
  • 2 × Parsons geared steam turbines
  • 3 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range5,870 nmi (10,870 km; 6,760 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement145
Sensors and
processing systems		ASDIC
Armament
  • 4 × 4.7 in (120 mm) Mark IX guns
  • 1 × 12-pounder (3 in (76.2 mm)) anti-aircraft gun
  • 2 × 1 – QF 2 pdr (40 mm) Mk II guns
  • 2 × 4 – 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 20 (later 35) × depth charges, 1 rail and 2 throwers
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