HMS Diadem (84)
Diadem at anchor | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| 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 & type | Dido-class light cruiser |
| Displacement |
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| Length |
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| Beam | 50.5 ft (15.4 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 32.25 knots (59.73 km/h; 37.11 mph) |
| Range |
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| Complement | 530 |
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| Armor | |
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. She was launched on 26 August 1942, and completed on 6 January 1944.