HMAS Diamantina (M 86)

HMAS Diamantina (M 86), named after the Diamantina River, is a Huon class minehunter currently serving in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Construction
Diamantina was laid down by Australian Defence Industries at Newcastle, New South Wales on 4 August 1998, launched on 2 December 2000, and commissioned into the RAN on 4 May 2002.

Operational history
On the morning of 13 March 2009, Diamantina was one of seventeen warships involved in a ceremonial fleet entry and fleet review in Sydney Harbour, the largest collection of RAN ships since the Australian Bicentenary in 1988. The minehunter was one of the thirteen ships involved in the ceremonial entry through Sydney Heads, and anchored in the harbour for the review.

In October 2013 participated in the International Fleet Review 2013 in Sydney, Australia.