| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Dido |
| Pennant | 93 |
| Built by | Hawthorn Leslie & Co. (Hebburn-on-Tyne, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 26 Aug 1937 |
| Launched | 3 Feb 1939 |
| Commissioned | 24 Jul 1940 |
| Lost | 11 Mar 1942 |
| Loss position | 32.01N, 26.20E (See a map) |
| History | HMS Naiad (Capt. Guy Grantham, DSO, RN) was sunk in the Eastern Mediterranean, north of Sidi Barrrani, Egypt in position 32º01'N, 26º20'E by one torpedo from the German submarine U-565. 82 members of her crew went down with the ship, there were 582 survivors. Commanding Officers: Capt. Guy Grantham, DSO, RN Hit by U-boat |
Commands listed for HMS Naiad (93)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Capt. Marcel Harcourt Attwood Kelsey, DSC, RN | 25 Apr 1940 | Feb 1942 |
| 2 | Capt. Guy Grantham, DSO, RN | Feb 1942 | 11 Mar 1942 |
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