Welcome to Diamond’s homepage. The Royal Navy’s third Type 45 Destroyer or ‘D’ class built for air defence. Diamond joins the Type 45 class which is the largest and most powerful air defence destroyers ever operated by the Royal Navy and the largest general purpose surface warships (except aircraft carriers and amphibious ships) to join the fleet since WW2.  Diamond’s air defence capabilities are several orders greater than that provided by the Type 42 destroyers.

Diamond built by BVT Surface Fleet in Govan shipyard on the river Clyde, was launched on 27th November 2007 by Lady Suzie Johns, wife of Vice Admiral Sir Adrian Johns KCB, CDE. She joins her two previous sister ships HMS Daring and Dauntless as the most advanced class of warship in the fleet.

Our motto is “Honor clarissima gemma” (Honour is the brightest jewel)