| Name: | DIADEM |
| Type: | Cruiser |
| Keel: | 15/12/1939 |
| Launched: | 26//08/1942 |
| Completed: | 06/01/1944 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 624 |
| Dimensions: | 5600disp - 6850disp, 485.0 x 50.5 x 14.0(draft)ft |
| Engines: | 4 x Steam turbines, SR geared, Parsons type, 62000shp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 4 x Screws, 32.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Armament: | 4 x 2 x 5.25ins DP, 2 x 4 x 2pdr AA, 2 x 4 x 0.5 AA guns; 2 x 3 x 21.0ins torpedoes |
| History: | |
| 06/01/1944 | British Royal Navy |
| 29/02/1956 | Pakistan Navy; renamed BABUR |
| 1982 | Renamed JAHANGIR |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Member of the Dido Class (Bellona sub group) of light cruisers |
| 1941: Construction delayed by the shortage of 5.25ins guns | |
| 29/02/1956: Sold to the Government of Pakistan | |
| 1961: Converted into a training ship | |
| 1982: Engines de-activated & downgraded to a floating AA battery | |
| 1985: Removed from service |
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Above photo is copyright of the Imperial War Museum
Above photo is copyright of the Imperial War Museum
Above photo is copyright of the Imperial War Museum
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Above photo courtesy of Photoship
Above photo courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as BABUR (note Pakistan flag at stern) is courtesy of Photoship
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