Leander class

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The Leander class was a group of Royal Navy light cruisers built in the 1930s that saw extensive service during the Second World War.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Leander class canonical 4
Leander-class cruiser 1
Leander-class cruisers 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy warship class
class of light cruisers
armament anti-aircraft guns
torpedo tubes
builder Devonport Dockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
surface form: Portsmouth Dockyard

Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Vickers-Armstrongs
category 1930s ships
World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
constructionPeriod early 1930s
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designedFor fleet screening
trade protection
displacementStandard approximately 7200 tons
era World War II
interwar period
followedBy Arethusa-class cruiser
leadShip HMS Leander
mainArmament 8 × 6-inch guns
mainBatteryConfiguration four twin 6-inch gun turrets
maximumSpeed about 32 knots
namedAfter HMS Leander
navalArchitectureFeature single funnel design
navyBranch Royal Navy cruiser squadron
surface form: Royal Navy cruiser force
notableEngagement Battle of the River Plate
notableShipLoss HMAS Perth (D29)
surface form: HMAS Perth

HMAS Sydney
numberOfShipsBuilt 8
operator Royal Navy
precededBy York-class cruiser
propulsion steam turbines
serviceEnd post-World War II era
serviceEntry 1930s
ship HMAS Perth (D29)
surface form: HMAS Perth

HMAS Sydney
HMNZS Achilles
HMNZS Leander
HMS Achilles
HMS Ajax
HMS Leander
HMS Orion
shipType light cruiser
subclassOf cruiser class
usedBy Royal Australian Navy
Royal New Zealand Navy

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

HMS Ajax class Leander class
Arethusa class (1930s) precededBy Leander class
this entity surface form: Leander-class cruiser
HMNZS Achilles class Leander class
HMNZS Achilles category Leander class
this entity surface form: Leander-class cruisers
HMS Achilles class Leander class
British cruiser Orion shipClass Leander class
subject surface form: HMS Orion