In 1875 she commissioned service for the East Indies Station, later being transferred to the China Station.[1] In 1876, she was driven ashore on the coast of Zanzibar. She was refloated.[2] She returned to England in 1879 and was refitted and rearmed. After refit she commissioned service on the Australia Station in October 1881.[1] She left the Australia Station in August 1888 and returned to England. She returned to Chatham and was paid off in 1889. She was sold in August 1889.[1]
^"The Egyptians and Zanzibar Territory". Freeman's Journal. Dublin. 11 February 1876.
Bibliographyedit
Ballard, G. A. (1937). "British Corvettes of 1875: The Last Wooden class". Mariner's Mirror. 23 (October). Cambridge, UK: Society for Nautical Research: 435–45.
Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN0-86777-348-0
Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-8317-0302-4.
Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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diamond, 1874, other, ships, with, same, name, diamond, diamond, amethyst, class, corvette, service, 1874, diamondhistory, united, kingdom, namehms, diamond, namesakediamond, buildersheerness, dockyard, cost, laid, down1873, launched26, september, 1874, comple. For other ships with the same name see HMS Diamond HMS Diamond was an Amethyst class corvette in service 1874 89 HMS DiamondHistory United Kingdom NameHMS Diamond NamesakeDiamond BuilderSheerness Dockyard Cost 76 796 Laid down1873 Launched26 September 1874 CompletedJuly 1875 FateSold for scrap August 1889 General characteristics as built Class and typeAmethyst class wooden screw corvette Displacement1 934 long tons 1 965 t Tons burthen1 405 bm Length220 ft 67 1 m p p Beam37 ft 11 3 m Draught18 ft 5 5 m Installed power2 140 ihp 1 600 kW Propulsion1 shaft 1 2 cylinder compound expansion steam engine 6 cylindrical boilers Sail planShip rig Speed12 knots 22 km h 14 mph Rangeapproximately 2 500 nmi 4 600 km 2 900 mi at 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph Complement225 Armament12 64 pounder 71 cwt rifled muzzle loading RML guns 2 64 pounder 64 cwt RML guns HMS Diamond in Sydney in 1877 Contents 1 History 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksHistory editDiamond was built for the Royal Navy at Sheerness Dockyard and launched on 26 September 1874 1 In 1875 she commissioned service for the East Indies Station later being transferred to the China Station 1 In 1876 she was driven ashore on the coast of Zanzibar She was refloated 2 She returned to England in 1879 and was refitted and rearmed After refit she commissioned service on the Australia Station in October 1881 1 She left the Australia Station in August 1888 and returned to England She returned to Chatham and was paid off in 1889 She was sold in August 1889 1 References edit a b c d Bastock p 72 The Egyptians and Zanzibar Territory Freeman s Journal Dublin 11 February 1876 Bibliography editBallard G A 1937 British Corvettes of 1875 The Last Wooden class Mariner s Mirror 23 October Cambridge UK Society for Nautical Research 435 45 Bastock John 1988 Ships on the Australia Station Child amp Associates Publishing Pty Ltd Frenchs Forest Australia ISBN 0 86777 348 0 Colledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Gardiner Robert ed 1979 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1860 1905 London Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 8317 0302 4 Winfield R Lyon D 2004 The Sail and Steam Navy List All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815 1889 London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 032 6 OCLC 52620555 External links edit nbsp Media related to HMS Diamond 1874 at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This article about a specific naval ship or boat of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Diamond 1874 amp oldid 1198254642, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
