1944: HMNZS LEANDER leaves Calliope Dock, Auckland, after battle damage repairs – HMNZS LEANDER had been hit by a 24-inch Japanese ‘long lance’ torpedo during the night Battle of Kula Gulf in the southwest Pacific on July 13, 1943. She lost 28 men. She was the lead ship of the Leander class. The ship initially served as HMS Leander in the Royal Navy beforeContinue reading “HMNZS Leander (75) was a light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.”
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HMNZS Leander Calliope Dock repairs – HMNZS Leander was a light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. She was the lead ship of a class of light ships, the Leander-class light cruiser and was initially named HMS Leander.
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