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British destroyer, launched 1952 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Diana.
HMS Diana was one of the Daring class of destroyers planned during the Second World War by the Royal Navy. The design reflected developments of the Pacific campaign, including long range and the ability to efficiently Replenish At Sea (RAS).
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HMS Diana at sea, 1954 | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Diana |
Ordered | 16 February 1945 |
Builder | Yarrow and Co. Ltd |
Laid down | 3 April 1947 |
Launched | 8 May 1952 |
Commissioned | 29 March 1954 |
Decommissioned | 1969 |
Identification | Pennant number D126 |
Fate | Sold to Peruvian Navy, 1969 |
Peru | |
Name | BAP Palacios |
Acquired | 1 December 1969 |
Commissioned | April 1973 |
Decommissioned | 1993 |
Identification | DM-73 |
Fate | Discarded 1993 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Daring-class destroyer |
Displacement | Standard: 2,830 tons, Full load: 3,820 tons |
Length | 390 ft (120 m) |
Beam | 43 ft (13 m) |
Draught | 13.6 ft (4.1 m) |
Propulsion | 2 Foster Wheeler boilers (650 psi (4,500 kPa), 850 °F), Parsons steam turbines, 2 shafts, 54,000 shp (40 MW) |
Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h) |
Range | 4,400 nmi (8,100 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h) |
Complement | Approximately 300 |
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