HMS Diomede

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HMS Diomede was a British Royal Navy light cruiser that notably served with the New Zealand Division between the World Wars.

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HMS Diomede canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Danae-class light cruiser ⓘ
Royal Navy cruiser ⓘ
warship ⓘ
affiliation British Empire ⓘ
armament 12 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ
2 × 2-pounder AA guns ⓘ
3 × 4-inch anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
6 × 6-inch guns ⓘ
beam 46 ft 6 in ⓘ
builder Vickers Limited ⓘ
linked to: Vickers-Armstrongs
builtAt Barrow-in-Furness ⓘ
class Danae class ⓘ
commissionedOn 1922-02-02 ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crewComplement approximately 450 ⓘ
decommissionedOn 1946-01-19 ⓘ
displacementFullLoad 6000 long tons ⓘ
displacementStandard 4850 long tons ⓘ
draught 14 ft 6 in ⓘ
era Interwar period ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
fate sold for scrap ⓘ
hullNumber D92 ⓘ
laidDownOn 1918-10-15 ⓘ
launchedBy Vickers Limited ⓘ
linked to: Vickers-Armstrongs
launchedOn 1919-04-18 ⓘ
lengthOverall 472 ft ⓘ
namedAfter Diomedes ⓘ
navalEnsign White Ensign ⓘ
notableService service with New Zealand Division between World Wars ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
partOf Royal Navy ⓘ
pennantNumber D92 ⓘ
propulsion oil-fired boilers ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
range 2300 nautical miles at 29 knots ⓘ
5400 nautical miles at 10 knots ⓘ
role patrol duties ⓘ
trade protection ⓘ
scrappedAt Newport, Wales ⓘ
servedWith New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy ⓘ
serviceEntry 1922 ⓘ
shaftHorsepower 40000 shp ⓘ
shipType light cruiser ⓘ
soldForScrapOn 1946-04-05 ⓘ
stationedIn New Zealand waters ⓘ
topSpeed 29 knots ⓘ

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