HMS Naiad (93)

Naiad at anchor in the Firth of Forth, August 1940
History
United Kingdom
NameNaiad
NamesakeNaiad
BuilderHawthorn Leslie and Company Hebburn-on-Tyne
Laid down26 August 1937
Launched3 February 1939
Commissioned24 July 1940
IdentificationPennant number: 93
FateSunk by U-565, 11 March 1942
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typeDido-class light cruiser
Displacement
  • 5,600 tons standard
  • 6,850 tons full load
Length
  • 485 ft (148 m) pp
  • 512 ft (156 m) oa
Beam50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Draught14 ft (4.3 m)
Installed power
  • Four Admiralty 3-drum boilers
  • 62,000 shp (46 MW)
Propulsion4 shafts; 4 geared steam turbines
Speed32.25 knots (59.73 km/h; 37.11 mph)
Range6,824 km (3,685 nmi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Armament
Armour

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.

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