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''Leander'' was commissioned for trials on 25 November, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 251}}
''Leander'' was commissioned for trials on 25 November, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 251}}


Commissioned at Plymouth on 23 March, 1933.{{NLJul34|p. 252}}
She was commissioned at Plymouth on 23 March, 1933 for service with the {{UK-CS|2}} of the [[Home Fleet]].{{NLOct35|p. 251}}


Commissioned at Devonport on 30 April, 1937 for service with the [[New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy]].{{NLJul37|p. 300}}
Commissioned at Devonport on 30 April, 1937 for service with the [[New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy]].{{NLJul37|p. 300}}
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Revision as of 14:18, 27 December 2018

H.M.S. Leander (1931)
Builder: Devonport Royal Dockyard[1]
Laid down: 8 Sep, 1930[2]
Launched: 24 Sep, 1931[3]
Completed: 24 Mar, 1933[4]
Broken up: 1949

H.M.S. Leander was one of five Leander Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Leander was commissioned for trials on 25 November, 1932.[5]

She was commissioned at Plymouth on 23 March, 1933 for service with the Second Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet.[6]

Commissioned at Devonport on 30 April, 1937 for service with the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.[7]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 251.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 251.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 300.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 251.
  9. ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 251.
  11. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 300.
  13. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  14. ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/99. f. 99.
  15. ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/99. f. 99.
  16. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  17. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.


Leander Class Light Cruiser
Achilles Ajax Leander Neptune Orion
<– Emerald Class Minor Cruisers (UK) Arethusa Class –>


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