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 …

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 …

HMS Naiad (1783), formerly the Naiade, which Sceptre, a 64-gun third-rate, captured off Trincomalee on the night of 11 April 1783. [1] Naïade was armed with eighteen to twenty 8 …

A 5,450 ton, Dido class light cruiser, launched in 1939, her armaments included ten 5.25 guns, six 21" torpedo tubes and sixteen other guns. The Dido class were originally built as anti aircraft …

Oct 8, 2017 · 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 …

Sunk 11 March 1942 while seeking a reported damaged Italian cruiser by torpedoes from German submarine U565, south of Crete (77 lost). Naiad joined the Home Fleet and was used for …

At 20.01 hours on 11 March, the HMS Naiad (93) (Capt G. Grantham, DSO, RN) was hit by one torpedo from U-565 and sank north of Sidi Barrani, Egypt. We have details of 89 people who …

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 …

Mar 13, 2016 · 11 March 1942. On this day the Dido Class cruiser HMS Naiad, was sunk while escorting a convoy to Malta. The cruiser’s First Lieutenant, was Lieutenant Commander A. S. …

Complete plans of this ship. Scale 1:400 and 1:200. English text (technical data and signatures of photographs). Author: S. Brzeziński.