HMS Diomede
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Four ships of the Royal Navy
have been named HMS Diomede. A fifth was planned but never completed:
was a 44-gun Fourth Rate
two-decker launched in 1781 and wrecked in 1795. was a 50-gun fourth-rate
built as HMS Firm but renamed in 1794 and launched in 1798. She was sold in 1815.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have been named HMS Diomede. A fifth was planned but never completed:
was a 44-gun Fourth Rate
Fourth-rate
In the British Royal Navy, a fourth rate was, during the first half of the 18th century, a ship of the line mounting from 46 up to 60 guns. While the number of guns stayed subsequently in the same range up until 1817, after 1756 the ships of 50 guns and below were considered too weak to stand in...
two-decker launched in 1781 and wrecked in 1795. was a 50-gun fourth-rate
Fourth-rate
In the British Royal Navy, a fourth rate was, during the first half of the 18th century, a ship of the line mounting from 46 up to 60 guns. While the number of guns stayed subsequently in the same range up until 1817, after 1756 the ships of 50 guns and below were considered too weak to stand in...
built as HMS Firm but renamed in 1794 and launched in 1798. She was sold in 1815.
- HMS Diomede was to have been a wooden screw sloopSloop-of-warIn the 18th and most of the 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. As the rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above, this meant that the term sloop-of-war actually encompassed all the unrated combat vessels including the...
, projected in 1866 but cancelled in 1867. was a Danae classDanae class cruiserThe Danae or D-class was a class of light cruiser built for the Royal Navy at the end of World War I and that survived to see service in World War II.-Design:...
light cruiserLight cruiserA light cruiser is a type of small- or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck...
launched in 1919 and sold in 1946. was a Leander classLeander class frigateThe Leander class, or Type 12I frigates, comprising twenty-six vessels, was among the most numerous and long-lived classes of frigate in the Royal Navy's modern history. The class was built in three batches between 1959 and 1973...
frigateFrigateA frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
launched in 1969. She was sold to Pakistan and handed over in 1988, as the Shamsher. She served until 2003.