HMNZS Leander
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Leander |
| Ordered | 18 February 1930 |
| Builder | HMNB Devonport |
| Laid down | 8 September 1930 |
| Launched | 24 September 1931 |
| Commissioned | 24 March 1933 |
| Recommissioned | 27 August 1945 |
| Decommissioned | February 1948 |
| Out of service | loaned to Royal New Zealand Navy 30 April 1937 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 75 |
| Fate |
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| New Zealand | |
| Name | HMNZS Leander |
| Commissioned | 30 April 1937 |
| Out of service | Repair and refit at Boston 8 May 1944 |
| Identification | Pennant number: 75 |
| Fate | Returned to Royal Navy 27 August 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Leander-class light cruiser |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 554.9 ft (169.1 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Draught | 19.1 ft (5.8 m) |
| Installed power | 72,000 shaft horsepower (54,000 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 32.5 knots (60 km/h) |
| Range | 5,730 nmi (10,610 km; 6,590 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 570 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried |
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HMNZS Leander was a light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. She was the lead ship of the Leander class. The ship initially served as HMS Leander in the Royal Navy before her transfer to New Zealand in 1937. In 1945, the ship was returned to the Royal Navy as HMS Leander and was involved in the Corfu Channel incident. The ship was scrapped in 1950.