H.M.S. Diamond (1904)
| H.M.S. Diamond (1904) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N.61 (1914) N.33 (Jan 1918) 32 (Apr 1918) N.70 (Jun 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead[2] |
| Laid down: | 24 Mar, 1903[3] |
| Launched: | 6 Jan, 1904[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jan, 1905[5] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Ward, Grays[7] |
H.M.S. Diamond was one of four third class cruisers of the "Gem" class completed in 1904 and 1905.
Service
Diamond was the first vessel to be launched after the amalgamation of Charles Cammell & Co. and Laird Brothers.[8]
Re-commissioned on 24 August, 1909 under command of Captain G. M. Paine.[9]
She completed to Active Complement at Chatham 7 November, 1913.[10]
In July 1914, she was operating as part of the Sixth Battle Squadron, but in September, 1914, she joined the Fifth Battle Squadron. In April, 1915, she left to join the Third Battle Squadron, but did not sortie with them at the Battle of Jutland. She would remain with them, however, until the squadron was abolished on 20 April, 1918.
Diamond paid off at Chatham on 3 June, 1919.[11]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Hugh H. D. Tothill, 3 January, 1905[12] – 16 February, 1906[13]
- Commander Constantine H. Hughes-Onslow, 10 February, 1906[14] – 26 February, 1908
- Commander Reginald F. Parker, 26 February, 1908[15] – 30 April, 1909 (sick for a time after flu)
- Commander John R. Le H. Ward, c. 5 February, 1909 – 20 March, 1909 (temporary, lent from Talbot, while Parker sick)
- Captain Godfrey M. Paine, 3 June, 1909[16][17] – 6 June, 1911[18]
- Captain Edward G. Lowther-Crofton, 1 May, 1912[19][20] – 20 January, 1913[21] (and as Captain (D), Fifth Destroyer Flotilla)
- Commander Lawrence L. Dundas, 8 September, 1913[22][23] – 27 July, 1916[24]
- Acting Captain The Hon. Lionel J. O. Lambart, 27 July, 1916[25] – 26 December, 1916
- Commander Percy Johnson, January, 1917 – 12 July, 1917
- Commander Caspar B. Ballard, 13 July, 1917[26] – 3 May, 1918
- Commander Thomas B. Scott, 3 May, 1918[27] – 17 June, 1919
Alterations
In October 1914, the ship was to be given 6 Pattern 1582 Electric Radiators to warm cabins whose stoves could not be used for heating them.[28]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 84.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 43.
- ↑ "Launch at Birkenhead". The Liverpool Mercury. 7 January 1904. p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Aug 17, 1909; pg. 10; Issue 39040.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 301.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 759.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 301.
- ↑ Tothill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 296.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 301.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 301.
- ↑ Paine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/211. f. 228.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 301.
- ↑ Paine Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/211. f. 228.
- ↑ Lowther-Crofton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/316. f.347.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 301.
- ↑ Lowther-Crofton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/316. f.347.
- ↑ Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/420. f. 467.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 393j.
- ↑ Dundas Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/420. f. 467.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 776.
- ↑ Admiralty Weekly Order No. 512 of 16 Oct, 1914.
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