HMS Diamond - D34

 

Name	HMS Diamond
Ordered	20 December 2000[5]
Builder	BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions
Yard number	1063[4]
Laid down	25 February 2005
Launched	27 November 2007
Sponsored by	Lady Johns
Commissioned	6 May 2011[6]
Identification	Deck code: DM[1] Pennant number: D34 International callsign: GPLC[2] IMO number: 4907763[3]
Motto	Honor clarissima gemma ("Honour is the brightest jewel")
Nickname(s)	"The Jewel in the Naval Crown"
Status	In active service, as of 2021
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General characteristics
Class and type	Type 45 Guided missile destroyer
Displacement	8,000[8] to 8,500 t (8,400 long tons; 9,400 short tons)[9][10][11]
Length	152.4 m (500 ft 0 in)
Beam	21.2 m (69 ft 7 in)
Draught	7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Installed power	2 × Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbines, 21.5 MW (28,800 shp) each 2 × Wärtsilä 12V200 diesel generators, 2 MW (2,700 shp) each[20]
Propulsion	2 shafts integrated electric propulsion with 2 × Converteam electric motors, 20 MW (27,000 shp) each
Speed	In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)[7]
Range	In excess of 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h)[7]
Complement	191[13] (accommodation for up to 235)
Sensors and processing systems	SAMPSON multi-function air tracking radar (Type 1045) S1850M 3-D air surveillance radar (Type 1046) Raytheon Integrated Bridge and Navigation System 2 × Raytheon AHRS INS (MINS 2) 2 × Raytheon I-band Radar (Type 1047) 1 × Raytheon E/F-band Radar (Type 1048)[14] Ultra Electronics Series 2500 Electro-Optical Gun Control System (EOGCS)[15] Ultra Electronics SML Technologies radar tracking system Ultra Electronics/EDO MFS-7000 sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	UAT Mod 2.0 (2.1 planned)[18] AN/SSQ-130 Ship Signal Exploitation Equipment (SSEE) Increment F cryptologic exploitation system [19] Seagnat Naval Decoy IDS300 Surface Ship Torpedo Defence
Armament	Sea Viper air defence system with a 48-cell Sylver Vertical Launching System for a mix of Aster 15 short range and Aster 30 long range missiles Up to 2 × quad Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers[N 1] 1 × BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun 2 × Oerlikon 30 mm guns 2 × 20mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × Miniguns 6 × 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Guns
Aircraft carried	1–2 × Lynx Wildcat, armed with: 4 × anti ship missiles, or 2 × anti submarine torpedoes or 1 × Westland Merlin,[12] armed with: 4 × anti-submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities	Large flight deck Enclosed hangar