HMS Diadem (84)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Diadem.
HMS Diadem was a Dido-class light cruiser of the Bellona subgroup of the Royal Navy. She was a modified Dido design with only four turrets but improved anti-aircraft armament – also known as Dido Group 2. She was built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company at Hebburn-on-Tyne, UK, with the keel being laid down on 15 December 1939.[1][2] She was launched on 26 August 1942,[1][2] and completed on 6 January 1944.[1][2]
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Name | Diadem |
Builder | R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co., Ltd, (Hebburn-on-Tyne |
Laid down | 15 December 1939 |
Launched | 26 August 1942 |
Completed | 6 January 1944 |
Decommissioned | 1950 |
Reclassified | In reserve between 1950 and 1956 |
Identification | Pennant number: 84 |
Fate | Sold to the Pakistan Navy, 29 February 1956 |
Pakistan | |
Name | Babur |
Acquired | 29 February 1956 |
Commissioned | 5 July 1957 |
Renamed | Jahangir, 1982 |
Fate | Broken up 1985 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Dido-class light cruiser |
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Beam | 50.5 ft (15.4 m) |
Draught | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
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Speed | 32.25 knots (59.73 km/h; 37.11 mph) |
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Complement | 530 |
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