HMS Naiad was a Dido -class light cruiser of the Royal Navy which served in the Second World War. She was sunk in action on 11 March 1942 south of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea. She was built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company (Hebburn-on …

HMS Naiad (1797), a fifth-rate frigate launched in 1797 and commissioned in 1798. She was paid off in 1826 and then served for many years in Latin America as a depot ship, first for the Royal Navy and then for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company.

HMS Naiad was an Apollo -class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy which served from 1892 to 1919. In 1890, building by the Naval Construction and Armaments Co, later known as Vickers, commenced. On 26 Jun 1897, she was present at the Naval Review at Spithead in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee.

DIDO-Class cruiser ordered from R&W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd., Newcastle on 21st March 1937 under the 1936 Programme. The ship was laid down on 26th August 1937 and launched on 3rd February 1939 as the 3rd RN ship to carry this name. Introduced in 1797 for a 5th Rate it had last been in use in 1890 for cruiser, sold in 1922.

We invite you to find out more about the four Naiads that have been commissioned for the British Royal Navy since 1797. The ships have had interesting histories ranging from the Battle of Trafalgar, the WWII Malta Convoys and on to the Icelandic Cod War in the 1970's and Gulf Patrol during the Iran/Iraq war.

2017年10月8日 · HMS Naiad (Capt. Guy Grantham, DSO, RN) was sunk in the Eastern Mediterranean, north of Sidi Barrrani, Egypt in position 32°01'N, 26°20'E by one torpedo from the German submarine U-565. 82 members of her crew went down with the ship, there were 582 survivors. Hit by U-boat Sunk on 11 Mar 1942 by U-565 (Jebsen).

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At approximately 20:00hrs on 11 March, Naiad, bearing the flag of Rear Admiral Vian and commanded by Capt G. Grantham, DSO, was hit by one torpedo on her starboard side amidships from German U-Boat 565 and sank in 35-minutes, just north of Sidi Barrani, Egypt. HMS Jervis rescued the ship’s company survivors, including Admiral Vian.

15 小时之前 · This is the first time I seriously paint the WWII RN ships. The kit is Flyhawk - HMS Naiad - 1/700 - FH1112. I used two main references to understand the camouflage patterns. The GPM 1/200 scale card model kit offers almost everything I need. Also, I mixed 90% percent accurate colors. The color reference is from Lifecolor RN set.

2024年9月25日 · HMS Naiad was a Dido -class light cruiser of the Royal Navy which served in the Second World War. She was sunk in action on 11 March 1942 south of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea. She was built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company (Hebburn-on-Tyne, UK), her keel being laid down on 26 August 1937.