HMS Naiad

DESCRIPTION

Accession NumberP379Title (extended title only)HMS NaiadDescriptionUK Royal Navy plaque – HMS Naiad (F39)
This plaque has a wooden base with a painted clay piece depicting the badge used by the HMS Naiad. The badge features a mermaid painted gold with orange outlines in the ocean in front of a dark green background. It is surrounded by a pentagonal shape and “NAIAD” is written inside a black rectangle and painted gold. On top is the naval crown which features a ship with sails flanking it. There are a few minor dents in the plaque.DateBetween 1st January 1967 and 31st December 1971ProvenanceThe HMS Naiad (F39) was a Leander-class frigate used by the Royal Navy. Its name is taken from Norse mythology. It was laid down 30 October 1962 by Yarrow Shipbuilders in Scotstoun, Scotland. Yarrow Shipbuilders was founded in 1865 before being involved in a merger to form British Shipbuilders in 1977. As of 2024 it is part of BAE Systems Surface Ships, which is a subsidiary of BAE Systems. It was launched 4 November 1963 and commissioned 17 March 1965. It was decommissioned in April 1987 and sunk as a target in September 1990. There have been four other ships that have been designated the name HMS Naiad. The first was a French ship formerly named Naïad launched 21 December 1779; it was later captured by the British Royal Navy but never commissioned and was sold by the UK in 1784. The following HMS Naiad was launched 1797, commissioned 1798 and decommissioned in 1826. Succeeding that was a HMS Naiad which was launched 29 November 1890, commissioned January 1892 and scrapped in 1922. The final HMS Naiad before HMS Naiad (F39) was launched 3 February 1939, commissioned 24 July 1940 and was sunk by Nazi submarine U-565 during WWII on 11 March 1942.
There does not appear to be any evidence online of the HMS Naiad (F39) visting Fremantle. However from 1 March 1966 – 25 June 1975 the Royal Navy undertook a blockade named the Beira Patrol in the Indian Ocean around the Mozambique Channel. The HMS Naiad (F39) was assigned Far East deployment in August 1970 and participated in the Beira Patrol beginning October 1970. On 24 December 1970 the ship arrived in Singapore following the patrol. It is therefore a logical assumption that the HMS Naiad would have visited Fremantle after departing Mozambique en route to Singapore. The Commanding Officer at this time was Commander J. N. F. Davenport, who served from 1967-1971. The mayor of the City of Fremantle at this time was Sir Frederick Samson, who held office from 1951-1972Relevance to the CityHelps shows Fremantle's long association with the Royal Navy

CollectionCivic Collection

INTERNAL

LocationCivic Collection

OCR Text Transcription Edit Edit +-Close

Save Cancel + Row + Column