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.

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.

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.

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.

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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).

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.

After completion in July 1940, HMS Naiad (93) joined the 15th Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet, was used for ocean trade protection duties and escorted WS convoys to Freetown. On 28 Jan 1941 she sighted the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau south of Iceland, but the cruiser lost the contact after a short time, while the German ...

Learn more about the history of the four HMS Naiad's commissioned by the Royal Navy since the 18th century. The anti-submarine frigate, was launched in 1963 and commissioned in 1965.