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} |} HDMS ''Najaden'' (Danish: "The Naiad"〔There is an excellent treatment of both ''Najaden'' and the other frigates in the online article by Eric Nielsen.〕) was a frigate of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy, which she served from 1796 to 1807 until the British captured her in 1807. While in Dano-Norwegian service she participated in an action at Tripoli, North Africa. She served the Royal Navy as the fifth rate HMS ''Nyaden'' (or ''Nijaden'') from 1808 until 1812 when she was broken up. During her brief British service she participated in some small attacks in the Barents Sea during the Anglo-Russian War. ==Design== ''Najaden'' was the first ship that the great Danish naval architect F.C.H. Hohlenberg designed after he returned home from training abroad. She had several revolutionary innovations and bore more resemblance to 19th century sailing warships than 18th century examples.〔The Danish ending "en" equates to the definite article in English, and it is interesting to note that when captured British ships were brought into Danish service, they retained their articles as part of the name - see "''The Seagull''"〕 HMS ''Nymphen'' was the only other member of the class.〔Winfield (2008), p.284.〕 ''Najaden'' had a slab-sided hull and the typical Hohlenberg pinkie stern, with a place for two stern chaser guns. Gardiner suggests that the pinkie stern and increased tumblehome towards the stern permitted the vessel to fire over the quarters.〔Gardiner (2006), p.96.〕 Naval warfare in the Baltic made extensive use of oared gunboats, which would fire on becalmed vessels from the quarter, an angle that normally broadside guns could not cover. The pinkie stern was unpopular with the British, who removed it when they refitted her.〔 Compared to many British frigates of the same period, her main gun deck ports were closer to the water (at when loaded with full supplies), and she had less carrying capacity for supplies. This made sense as Hohlenberg expected that her primary area for operations would be the Baltic. But it would have been difficult for her to be in full action in heavy weather in the open Atlantic. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HDMS Najaden (1796)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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