Leander-class light cruiser

The Leander class was a class of eight light cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s that saw service in World War II. They were named after mythological figures, and all ships were commissioned between 1933 and 1936. The three ships of the second group were sold to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) before World War II and renamed after Australian cities.

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1931  Wikimedia, Wikidata
length 169.1 metre, speed 32.5 knot, draft 5.8 metre, beam 17 metre, 
light cruiser, Indian Navy, Royal Navy, Swan Hunter, HMNB Portsmouth, New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, HMNB Devonport, Cammell Laird, Vickers-Armstrongs, Royal Australian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, United Kingdom, 

HMNZS Achilles, HMNZS Leander, HMS Ajax, HMS Neptune, HMS Orion, HMS Phaeton, Perth-class light cruiser, 

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  Perth-class light cruiser ⓘ
  1939 class of Australian light cruisers

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  HMS Phaeton ⓘ
  1883 Leander-class light cruiser

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  HMNZS Achilles ⓘ
  1932 Leander-class light cruiser

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  HMNZS Leander ⓘ
  1931 Leander-class light cruiser

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  HMS Orion ⓘ
  1932 Leander-class light cruiser

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  HMS Ajax ⓘ
  1934 Leander-class light cruiser

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  HMAS Sydney ⓘ
  1934 Perth-class light cruiser

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  HMS Neptune ⓘ
  1933 Leander-class light cruiser

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1883 HMS Phaeton

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1934 HMS Orion

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1935 HMS Ajax

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SLNSW 12967 Regatta on the Sydney Harbour Naval destroyers in background

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	watercraft	1934	Perth-class light cruiser	Leander-class light cruiser	Wikidata
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		Naval Encyclopedia page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft	1883	HMS Phaeton	light cruiser, Leander-class light cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1932	HMNZS Achilles	Leander-class light cruiser, light cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1933	HMNZS Leander	Leander-class light cruiser, light cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1934	HMS Orion	light cruiser, Leander-class light cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1935	HMS Ajax	Leander-class light cruiser, light cruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMAS Sydney	Perth-class light cruiser, shipwreck, Leander-class light cruiser, light cruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1934	HMS Neptune	light cruiser, Leander-class light cruiser, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		SLNSW 12967 Regatta on the Sydney Harbour Naval destroyers in background		Commons