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HMS Diamond Laid Down : 29th September 1931 Launched : 8th April 1932 Completed : 2nd November 1932 Type : Destroyer Class : D Builder : Vickers Country : UK Pennants : H22, I81 Fate : Sunk 27th April 1941. |
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  HMS Diamond, 1932. |
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6th April 1932 - Off Hyeres 8th April 1932 - Pennant H22 8th April 1932 - Launched 2nd November 1932 - Commissioned 14th January 1933 - Arrived Port Galaxidi 25th January 1933 - Sailed Port Galaxidi 25th January 1933 - Arrived Gulf of Patras 1st February 1933 - Arrived Malta 7th March 1933 - Sailed Malta for Pollensa Bay 10th March 1933 - Arrived Palma 7th April 1933 - Sailed Gibraltar for Malta 10th April 1933 - Arrived Malta 18th July 1933 - Sailed Venice for Trieste 5th August 1933 - Arrived Kotor 25th September 1933 - Arrived Henjam 2nd November 1933 - Arrived Port Said and sailed for Malta 5th November 1933 - Arrived Malta 9th January 1934 - Sailed Malta for cruise 10th January 1934 - Arrived Tripoli 3rd March 1934 - Sailed Malta 3rd March 1934 - Sailed Malta for Gibraltar 7th March 1934 - Arrived Gibraltar 11th March 1934 - Sailed Gibraltar 11th March 1934 - Atlantic Ocean 16th March 1934 - Arrived Gibraltar 23rd March 1934 - Sailed Gibraltar 24th March 1934 - Sailed Gibraltar 27th March 1934 - Arrived St. Maxime 27th March 1934 - Arrived Gulf of Tropez 10th April 1934 - Sailed Gulf of Tropez 10th April 1934 - Sailed Gulf of St. Trpoez for Rapallo 11th April 1934 - Arrived Rapallo 11th April 1934 - Arrived Rapallo 24th April 1934 - Sailed Rapallo 24th April 1934 - Sailed Rapallo for Malta 27th April 1934 - Arrived Malta 25th July 1934 - Arrived Phalerum Bay 15th August 1934 - Arrived Malta 23rd August 1934 - Sailed Malta for the UK 9th November 1934 - Arrived Malta 9th November 1934 - Arrived Malta 1st December 1934 - Arrived Colombo 5th December 1934 - Sailed Colombo for Singapore 10th December 1934 - Arrived Singapore 11th December 1934 - Arrived Singapore 18th December 1934 - Sailed Singapore for Malta 18th December 1934 - 8th Destroyer Flotilla (China Station) 19th December 1934 - Sailed Singapore for Borneo 22nd December 1934 - Arrived Singapore 26th December 1934 - Sailed Jesselton for Manila 1st January 1935 - Sailed Manila for Hong Kong 3rd January 1935 - Arrived Hong Kong 31st March 1935 - Arrived Hong Kong 30th July 1935 - Arrived Hong Kong 15th August 1935 - Arrived Hong Kong 28th December 1935 - Arrived Manila 27th January 1936 - Arrived Hong Kong 4th April 1936 - Arrived Hong Kong 27th May 1936 - Arrived Wei Hai Wei 25th July 1936 - Arrived Tsingtao 24th September 1936 - Sailed Hong Kong 24th September 1936 - Sailed Hong Kong 10th October 1936 - Sailed Hong Kong 12th January 1937 - Arrived Tawao 23rd April 1937 - Arrived Pagoda Anchorage 27th April 1937 - Sailed Pagoda Anchorage for Shanghai 19th May 1937 - Arrived Chefoo 26th October 1937 - Arrived Amoy January 1938 - 8th Destroyer Flotilla January 1938 - 8th Destroyer Flotilla, China Station 12th March 1938 - Sailed Manila 10th January 1939 - Sailed Hong Kong for Swatow 11th January 1939 - Arrived Swatow 24th January 1939 - Sailed Swatow for Hong Kong 25th January 1939 - Arrived Hong Kong 10th February 1939 - Lt.Cdr. Philip Alexis Cartwright, RN In Command 6th March 1939 - Sailed Port Dickson for Penang 27th July 1939 - Arrived Hong Kong 2nd September 1939 - 21st Destroyer Flotilla, Division 42, China Station 2nd September 1939 - Boiler repairs at Singapore 31st October 1939 - At Singapore for repairs 30th November 1939 - At Singapore repairing 4th December 1939 - Completed refit, Sailed Singapore en route to the Mediterranea 14th December 1939 - Sailed Aden 17th December 1939 - Arrived at Suez. Completing the transfer of the 21st Flotilla from China to the Mediterranean 7th January 1940 - Sailed Malta for duty in the South Atlantic 10th January 1940 - Sailed Gibraltar for Freetown 15th January 1940 - Arrived Freetown for patrol duties 24th January 1940 - Sailed Freetown to rendezvous with HMS Exeter 24th January 1940 - Sailed Freetown 29th January 1940 - Arrived Freetown for refuelling and sailed same day 3rd February 1940 - Arrived Freetown 6th February 1940 - Sailed Freetown 19th February 1940 - Arrived Dakar after VO operations 24th February 1940 - Arrived Freetown. 27th April 1941 - Sunk | |||
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