| Name: | DIAMOND |
| Launched: | 18/06/1897 |
| Completed: | 1897 |
| Builder: | JT Eltringham & Co, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 192 |
| Dimensions: | 36grt, 8nrt, 56.4 x 13.6 x 6.5ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (8 & 16 x 10ins), 12nhp, 60ihp |
| Engines by: | Escreet & Co, Burton-on-Stather |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 109383 |
| History: | |
| 1898 | John Thomas Crampton; registered at Portsmouth |
| 1906 | Harry Albert Crampton, Portsmouth |
| 1922 | Harry D Gilbert, Portsmouth |
| by 1927 | Henry G Pounds, Portsmouth |
| by 1928 | Frederick Goldring, Portsmouth |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Built as a passenger / towing launch |
| 1906: John Thomas Crampton died | |
| 08/1914: Requisitioned by The Admiralty for Harbour/Dockyard services | |
| 1919: Harry Albert Crampton died | |
| 01/1920: Returned to owners | |
| 1947: Still listed in MNL |
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