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Diadem Class

Class : Diadem Builder : Country : UK Ship Type : Cruiser Pennants :

Diadem Class Cruisers, c.1896

Ships in the Diadem class (ordered by name)... :
Name	Launched	Fate
Amphitrite	5th January 1898	Became minelayer in 1917. Sold for scrap 12th April 1920.
Andromeda	30th April 1897	Renamed Powerful II, 23rd Septermber 1913.
Argonaut	24th January 1898	Sold for scrap 18th May 1920, scrapped 4th September 1921.
Ariadne	22nd April 1898	Became minelayer in March 1917. Sunk 26th July 1917.
Diadem	21st October 1896	Sold for scrap 9th May 1921.
Europa	20th March 1897	Sold for scrap 15th September 1920.
Niobe	20th February 1897	Transferred to Canada, 6th September 1910.
Spartiate	27th October 1898	Renamed Fisgard June 1915.

Ships in the Diadem class (ordered by launch date)... :
Name	Launched	Fate
Diadem	21st October 1896	Sold for scrap 9th May 1921.
Niobe	20th February 1897	Transferred to Canada, 6th September 1910.
Europa	20th March 1897	Sold for scrap 15th September 1920.
Andromeda	30th April 1897	Renamed Powerful II, 23rd Septermber 1913.
Argonaut	24th January 1898	Sold for scrap 18th May 1920, scrapped 4th September 1921.
Amphitrite	5th January 1898	Became minelayer in 1917. Sold for scrap 12th April 1920.
Spartiate	27th October 1898	Renamed Fisgard June 1915.
Ariadne	22nd April 1898	Became minelayer in March 1917. Sunk 26th July 1917.

Ships in this class went on to become :
Niobe	Niobe (Canada) (6th September 1910) Niobe (Canada) (September 1915)
Andromeda	Powerful II (UK) (23rd September 1913) Impregnable II (UK) (November 1919) Defiance (UK) (20th January 1931)
Spartiate	Fisgard (UK) (June 1915)

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