Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of January 2017

Commission File Number: 001-35025

DIANA CONTAINERSHIPS INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)

Pendelis 18, 175 64 Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece
(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F [X]       Form 40-F [  ]

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

Attached to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release dated January 11, 2017 of Diana Containerships Inc. (the "Company") announcing that the Company's financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2016 are scheduled to be released before the opening of the U.S. financial markets on Monday, February 13, 2017.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

DIANA CONTAINERSHIPS INC.

(registrant)

Dated: January 11, 2017	By:	/s/ Anastasios Margaronis
		Anastasios Margaronis
		President

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Exhibit 99.1

	Corporate Contact:
	Ioannis Zafirakis
	Director, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
	Telephone: [phone]
	Email: [e-mail]
	Website: www.dcontainerships.com
For Immediate Release
	Investor and Media Relations:
	Edward Nebb
	Comm-Counsellors, LLC
	Telephone: + 1-203-972-8350
	Email: [e-mail]

DIANA CONTAINERSHIPS INC. ANNOUNCES THE DATE FOR

THE 2016 FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END FINANCIAL RESULTS,

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST

ATHENS, GREECE, January 11, 2017 – Diana Containerships Inc. (NASDAQ: DCIX), (the "Company"), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, today announced that its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2016 are scheduled to be released before the opening of the U.S. financial markets on Monday, February 13, 2017.

The Company's management will conduct a conference call and simultaneous Internet webcast to review these results at 9:00 A.M. (Eastern Time) on Monday, February 13, 2017.

Investors may access the webcast by visiting the Company's website at www.dcontainerships.com , and clicking on the webcast link. The conference call also may be accessed by telephone by dialing 1-877-407-8029 (for U.S.-based callers) or 1-201-689-8029 (for international callers), and asking the operator for the Diana Containerships Inc. conference call.

A replay of the webcast will be available soon after the completion of the call and will be accessible for 30 days on www.dcontainerships.com . A telephone replay also will be available for 30 days by dialing 1-877-660-6853 (for U.S.-based callers) or 1-201-612-7415 (for international callers), and providing the Replay ID number 13653029.

About the Company

Diana Containerships Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of containerships. The Company's vessels are employed primarily on time charters with leading liner companies carrying containerized cargo along worldwide shipping routes.