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HMS Naiad was a British second-class cruiser of 3400 tons displacement launched in 1890. The name entered the British navy with the capture of the French Naiade in April 1783.
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The Naiade was a French Simonot type Sirene Class submarine of 548 tons displacement surfaced launched in 1925. The Naiade was powered by two sets of 2-cycle Sulzer diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and 7.5 knots submerged and a range of 3200 km at 10 knots on the surface, and carried a complement of 40. She could dive to a depth of 45 fathoms. Armaments consisted of one 3-inch anti-aircraft gun; two machine-guns and seven 21.7 inch torpedo tubes.
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The Naiade was an Italian Sirena Class coastal submarine of 590 tons displacement launched in 1933. The Naiade was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and 8.5 knots submerged and could dive to a depth of 50 fathoms. She carried a complement of 41 and was armed with one 3.9 inch gun; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
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