Najaden

Najaden (meaning Naiad, a water nymph in mythology) may refer to the following ships:

Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy and Royal Danish Navy

For details of the four older ships of this name (in Danish) see ^[1]

• HDMS Najaden (1796), frigate (1796–1807)
• HDMS Najaden (1811), frigate (1811–1812) - see Battle of Lyngør. the ship discovered off the coast of Norway
• HDMS Najaden (1820), corvette (1820–1852)
• HDMS Najaden (1854), corvette (1854–1865)
• HDMS Najaden (1913), submarine (1913–1931)
• HDMS Willemoes (1947), torpedo boat (1947–1966), originally named Najaden
• HDMS Najaden (1963), patrol vessel? (Danish: bevogtningsfartøj) (1963–1991)

Swedish Navy

• HMS Najaden (1834)
• HMS Najaden (1897), a training ship now preserved as a museum ship

References

1. Danish Naval Museum database Najaden including design plans