HMNZS Leander

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Royal New Zealand Navy ship light cruiser warship

HMNZS Leander was a Royal New Zealand Navy light cruiser that served with distinction during the Second World War, including in Mediterranean and Pacific operations.

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Label	Occurrences
HMNZS Leander canonical	2
Royal New Zealand Navy light cruiser HMNZS Leander	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal New Zealand Navy ship ⓘ light cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ
armament	8 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns ⓘ secondary anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ
awarded	battle honours for Mediterranean operations ⓘ battle honours for Pacific operations ⓘ
builder	Devonport Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties	significant casualties at Battle of Kolombangara ⓘ
class	Leander-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissioned	24 March 1933 ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
country	New Zealand ⓘ
crewComplement	approximately 550–700 officers and ratings ⓘ
damagedBy	Japanese torpedoes at Battle of Kolombangara ⓘ
dateOfEvent	Battle of Kolombangara, 13 July 1943 NERFINISHED ⓘ
decommissioned	post-Second World War ⓘ
displacement	approximately 7,000 tons standard ⓘ
era	World War II ⓘ surface form: World War II era interwar period ⓘ
fate	sold for scrap ⓘ
flag	White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ
laidDown	18 February 1930 ⓘ
launched	24 September 1931 ⓘ
length	approximately 169 meters ⓘ
namedAfter	Leander (figure from Greek mythology) NERFINISHED ⓘ
navalArchitectureFeature	armoured belt ⓘ cruiser stern ⓘ single funnel design ⓘ
operator	Royal New Zealand Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalOperator	Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of Kolombangara NERFINISHED ⓘ
pennantNumber	75 ⓘ
portOfRegistry	Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ
propulsion	steam turbines ⓘ
role	convoy escort ⓘ fleet screening ⓘ patrol duties ⓘ
scrappedInCountry	United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
statusAfterDamage	withdrawn from front-line service after 1943 damage ⓘ
theatreOfOperations	Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
transferDate	September 1937 ⓘ
transferredTo	Royal New Zealand Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Leander class → ship → HMNZS Leander ⓘ

Battle of Kolombangara → shipInvolved → HMNZS Leander ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal New Zealand Navy light cruiser HMNZS Leander

Battle of Kolombangara → shipDamaged → HMNZS Leander ⓘ