HMS Diadem (84)

The HMS Diadem was a British light cruiser, also known as Bellona class improved Dido - class during the Second World War.

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After commissioning in January 1944, the tiara was as part of the Home Fleet with the Protection of the North Sea convoys (eg Convoy JW 58, JW 65, RA 59, RA 60) charge and secured the aircraft carrier in their attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz in April 1944. In June, she was part of the battle group G ( G Force ) during the Allied invasion of Normandy. After the landing operations they patrolled the British coast and sank on August 12 in conjunction with several destroyers the German minesweepers 7 before La Rochelle. In September, she returned to northern waters returned, accompanied Russian convoys and patrolled along the Norwegian coast. In the course of these actions, the diadem attacked together with the Mauritius three German destroyers and damaged Z 31

The diadem remained until the end of the war part of the 10th Kreuzerflottille and served until 1950 in the Home Fleet. Then she was assigned from 1950 to 1956 the reserve.

1956 their sale to Pakistan was declared and after a refit she was passed on July 5, 1957, the Pakistan Navy and given the name Babur. Later it was renamed Jahangir, serving from 1961 as a training ship for naval cadets.