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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Danae-class light cruiser
Royal Navy cruiser
warship
affiliation British Empire NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
builtAt Barrow-in-Furness NERFINISHED
class Danae class NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
fate sold for scrap
hullNumber D92
laidDownOn 1918-10-15
launchedBy Vickers Limited NERFINISHED
launchedOn 1919-04-18
lengthOverall 472 ft
namedAfter Diomedes NERFINISHED
navalEnsign White Ensign NERFINISHED
notableService service with New Zealand Division between World Wars
operator Royal Navy
partOf Royal Navy NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
servedWith New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy NERFINISHED
serviceEntry 1922
shaftHorsepower 40000 shp
shipType light cruiser
soldForScrapOn 1946-04-05
stationedIn New Zealand waters
topSpeed 29 knots

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