HMS Diamond
guided missile destroyer
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- HMS Diamond
- IMO number
- 4907763
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- guided missile destroyer
- Gross tonnage
- 10,129
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 152.4 m
- Beam
- 21.2 m
- Year built
- 2010
- Builder
- BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Royal Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About HMS Diamond
HMS Diamond is the third ship of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence guided missile destroyers built for the Royal Navy. She was launched in 2007, and completed her contractor's sea trials and arrived at her base port in 2010. Diamond formally entered service in 2011. It is equipped with a SAMPSON active electronically scanned array multi-function radar system that allows the Diamond to track 2,000 threats from over 250 miles away, a Sea Viper missile system that can launch eight missiles in under 10 seconds and can guide up to 16 missiles simultaneously, a Wildcat HMA2 helicopter with Martlet air-to-surface missiles, and a 4.5-inch Mark 8 naval gun.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Diamond now?
- HMS Diamond has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is HMS Diamond?
- HMS Diamond is a guided missile destroyer, built in 2010 by BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions. The vessel is 152.4 m long with a beam of 21.2 m and has a gross tonnage of 10,129.
- Who owns HMS Diamond?
- HMS Diamond is operated by Royal Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has HMS Diamond been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for HMS Diamond appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).