HMS Leander

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HMS Leander was a Royal Navy light cruiser that served as the lead ship and namesake of the Leander-class cruisers, active during the interwar period and World War II.

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HMS Leander canonical 4
Royal Navy ship HMS Leander 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Leander-class cruiser
Royal Navy warship
light cruiser
alliedService Royal New Zealand Navy
antiAircraftArmamentUpgraded during World War II
armament 8 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns in twin turrets
secondary anti-aircraft guns
torpedo tubes
beam approximately 56 feet
builder Devonport Dockyard
class Leander-class cruiser
commissioned 24 March 1933
conflict World War II
country United Kingdom
crewComplement approximately 570
damagedIn Battle of Kolombangara
designFeature flush-deck hull
single funnel
displacement approximately 7,000 tons standard
era World War II
interwar period
fate scrapped
laidDown 8 September 1930
laterOperator Royal New Zealand Navy
launched 24 September 1931
length approximately 554 feet
namedAfter Leander (mythological figure)
linked to: Λέανδρος
namesakeOf Leander-class cruiser
navalRole fleet screening
patrol duties
trade protection
notableEngagement Battle of Kolombangara
operator Royal Navy
pennantNumber 75
propulsion oil-fired boilers
steam turbines
scrappedIn 1950
serviceEntry interwar period
shipType light cruiser
sisterShip HMS Achilles
HMS Ajax
HMS Neptune
HMS Orion
theatreOfOperations Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Pacific Ocean
transferredTo New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy

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Leander class namedAfter HMS Leander
Leander class leadShip HMS Leander
Leander class ship HMS Leander
HMS Cleopatra recapturedBy Royal Navy ship HMS Leander
linked to: HMS Leander
New Zealand Division shipOperated HMS Leander