Allied Warships

HMS Diana (H 49)

Destroyer of the D class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassD 
PennantH 49 
Built byPalmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd (Jarrow-on-Tyne, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down12 Jun 1931 
Launched16 Jun 1932 
Commissioned20 Dec 1932 
End service6 Sep 1940 
Loss position
 
History

HMS Diana was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Margaree on 6 September 1940.

Commanding Officer:
Lt.Cdr. Edward Gerard Le Geyt, RN
20 June 1939 – 6 September 1940

 
Career notesBecame the Canadian destroyer Margaree

Commands listed for HMS Diana (H 49)

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1Lt.Cdr. Edward Gerard Le Geyt, RN20 Jun 19396 Sep 1940

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Noteable events involving Diana include:


21 Feb 1940
HMS Diana (Lt.Cdr. E.G. Le Geyt, RN) picks up 35 men from the British merchant Loch Maddy that was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-57 92 nautical miles south-south-west of Rockall.

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