HMS Diamond (1904)
HMS Diamond in Venice, c. 1919 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Diamond |
| Namesake | Diamond |
| Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
| Launched | 6 January 1904 |
| Stricken | 9 May 1921 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 9 May 1921 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Topaze-class cruiser |
| Displacement | 3,000 long tons (3,000 t) |
| Length | 379 ft 9 in (115.7 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 6 in (4.4 m) |
| Speed | 21.75 knots (40.28 km/h; 25.03 mph) |
| Crew | 296 |
| Armament | |
HMS Diamond was a Topaze-class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 6 January 1904, at Birkenhead, and was commissioned in January 1905. Diamond was decommissioned and sold for scrap on 9 May 1921.