| HMS
Diana
HMS Diana was built at Fairfields and laid down on
the 13th August 1894, being launched 5th December 1895. completed for service
15th June 1897. She serve din the Mediterranean until 1913 and transferred
back the the UK to the 3rd Fleet at Devonport. At the outbreak of war HMS
Diana joined the The Cruiser Force G in the English Channel. and on the
6tyh August captured A German Schooner. In February 1915 she joined
the 12th cruiser squadron and was transferred in November 1915 to the
China Station until August 1917, moving to the red Sea and Indian Ocean
until the end of the war. In June 1919 she was paid off at Queenstown and
scrapped in 1920
Displacement: 5600 tons.
I.H.P: c.8,000 Length: 350 feet. Beam:
53 ft 6 ins. Depth: 20 ft 6 ins. Speed:
c.18.5 knots.
Complement: 450.
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HMS Diana.
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HMS Diana.
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HMS Diana anchored in Malta's Grand Harbour in 1919. |
Commander Halsey's Navy Eight from HMS Diana - winners of the
United Service Challenge Cup in 1902. |
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HMS
Diana - Name History |
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The eleventh “DIANA” is an 11-gun twin-screw
cruiser launched at Govan in 1895.
She is of 5600 tons, 9600 horse-power, and 19 knots speed.
Her length, beam, and draught were 350ft., 54ft., and 21ft. |
