&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:HMS_Diadem.jpg) HMS Diadem
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Diadem |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Govan |
| Laid down | 23 January 1896 |
| Launched | 21 October 1896 |
| Christened | Lady Currie |
| Fate | Sold 9 May 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Diadem-class cruiser |
| Displacement | 11,000 tons |
| Length | 435 ft (133 m) (462 ft 6 in (140.97 m) o/a) |
| Beam | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Draught | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 - 20.5 knots |
| Complement | 760 |
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HMS Diadem was the lead ship of the Diadem-class of protected cruiser in the Royal Navy.