Diadem-class cruiser
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The Diadem-class cruiser was a class of "first class" protected cruiser built for the Royal Navy during the 1890s that served in the First World War. The class consisted of eight ships, built at a cos
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Contemporary deck plan and port elevation of Diadem-class cruiser
HMS Diadem (1896)
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HMS Diadem was the lead ship of the Diadem-class of protected cruiser in the Royal Navy.
Diadem-class cruiser
…was for building costs to exclude armament and stores. Ship Builder Date of Cost according to Laid Down Launch Completion (BNA 1904 & 1905) (BNA 1906) Diadem Fairfield, Govan 23 Jan 1896 21 Oct 1896 19 July 1898 £582,662 £554,863 Amphitrite Vickers, Barrow 8 Dec 1896 5 Jul 1898 17 Sep 1901 £575,300 £552,795…
HMS Diadem