HMS Diamond
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| Length | 152 m |
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| Yard number | 1063 |
| Commissioned | 6 May 2011 |
| Motto | Honor clarissima gemma; ("Honour is the brightest jewel") |
| Speed | In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Sponsored by | Lady Johns |
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| ID | 2143748 |
About HMS Diamond
HMS Diamond is the third ship of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the Royal Navy. She was launched in 2007, completed her contractor's sea trials in July 2010 and arrived at her base port on 22 September 2010.
Royal Navy sends second warship to Gulf
... Hms Diamond - a Type 45 destroyer - is en route to join the frigate HMS Lancaster...
HMS Queen Elizabeth returns to Portsmouth minus £100m fighter jet
... HMS Defender and Hms Diamond also returned from the 26,000 mile round trip...
HMS Queen Elizabeth returns to Portsmouth minus £100m fighter jet
The Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has returned from its maiden operational deployment.
The eventful deployment saw The Loss of a £100 million fighter jet At Sea , a stand-off with the Russian Navy , and a Covid-19 outbreak.
Hms Defender and Hms Diamond also returned from the 26,000 mile Round Trip .
The Crew were welcomed home In Time for Christmas by family and friends lining the jetty at the naval base.
Hms Defender and Hms Diamond arrived earlier. HMS Queen Elizabeth approached the naval base at about 15:30 GMT.
The flagship is part of a nine-ship force, seven of them British, which for the 28-week deployment in May.
The Queen went on board to wish The Crew well before the fleet, known as The Carrier Strike Group (CSG), headed off for the Indo-Pacific region.
In November an into The Mediterranean after tumbling off The Edge of HMS Queen Elizabeth's Flight Deck .
The Pilot ejected and was found safe, but the state-of-the-art fighter jet languished at the bottom of The Sea and has only recently been recovered.
The Jets are operated by the renowned 617 Squadron, also known as the " Dambusters" squadron.
A visit to The Carrier by Prince Charles scheduled for a few days later was cancelled following The Incident .
Earlier in the voyage, Type 45 destroyer was involved in a stand-off with the Russian Navy after it sailed close to Crimea in June.
In July , A Number of ships in fleet, including The Carrier , despite all The Crew being double-vaccinated.
The CSG is manned by 3,700 sailors, aviators and marines from the combined forces of the UK, US and the Netherlands.
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