HMS Diamond (H22)
| Navy: | Royal Navy |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Class: | D |
| Pennant: | H 22 |
| Built by: | Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) |
| Laid down: | 29 Sep, 1931 |
| Launched: | 8 Apr, 1932 |
| Commissioned: | 2 Nov, 1932 |
| Complement: | 190 |
| Lost: | 27 Apr, 1941 during the evacuation of Greece, HMS Diamond (Lt. Cdr. P.A. Cartwright, RN.) was sunk in position (36.30.00N 023.34.00E) Pos.Approx. by German dive- bomber aircraft. Lost with 148 men, with very few survivors found. |
| History: |
26 Apr, 1941 rescued 600 troops from Crete after transports had been sunk by air attack during the evacuation of Crete. Reported 28-04-1941 Sunk by enemy dive bombers. |
 Fredrick Hill one of a few survivors following the dive bomber attack Photo by courtesy of his son John Hill
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