RNZN · CL
AfloatLeander-class light cruiser of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Devonport Dockyard launched her on 24 September 1931 and the Royal Navy commissioned her on 24 March 1933. She joined Ainsworth's cruisers in July 1943 in place of Helena, sunk at Kula Gulf. At Kolombangara a torpedo blew a hole in her starboard side. Twenty-eight men were killed. The ship that fired is not known. She reached Auckland and did not fight again in this war.
| Type | Light cruiser (CL) |
|---|---|
| Builder | Devonport Dockyard |
| Launched | 1931-09-24 |
| Commissioned | 1933-03-24 |
| Fate | Afloat. A torpedo hit her on the starboard side at Kolombangara on 13 July 1943. Twenty-eight men were killed. The ship that fired is not known. She was not sunk. She did not fight again in this war. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-7294, taken from the seaplane tender Curtiss. HMNZS Leander at anchor off Suva in February 1942. USS Chicago is the cruiser beyond her. Public domain.
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Battle of Kolombangara
1943-07-13 · torpedoed; 28 killed; not sunk
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