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''Leander'' was commissioned for trials on 25 November, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 251}} | ''Leander'' was commissioned for trials on 25 November, 1932.{{NLJan33|p. 251}} | ||
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Commissioned at Devonport on 30 April, 1937 for service with the [[New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy]].{{NLJul37|p. 300}} | Commissioned at Devonport on 30 April, 1937 for service with the [[New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy]].{{NLJul37|p. 300}} | ||
Revision as of 09:19, 5 September 2018
| H.M.S. Leander (1931) | |
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| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard[1] |
| Laid down: | 8 Sep, 1930[2] |
| Launched: | 24 Sep, 1931[3] |
| Completed: | 24 Mar, 1933[4] |
| Broken up: | 1949 |
Contents
Service
Leander was commissioned for trials on 25 November, 1932.[5]
Commissioned at Plymouth on 23 March, 1933.[6]
Commissioned at Devonport on 30 April, 1937 for service with the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.[7]
Captains
- Captain Robert R. Turner, 21 December, 1932[8][9]
- Captain Arthur F. E. Palliser, April, 1935[10] – November, 1936[11]
- Captain James W. Rivett-Carnac, 14 November, 1936[12] – 1 January, 1940[13]
- Captain Henry E. Horan, 1 January, 1940[14] – 1 May, 1940[15]
- Captain Robert H. Bevan, November, 1940[16] – February, 1943[17]
- Captain Cecil A. L. Mansergh, February, 1943[18] – February, 1944[19]
- Captain Robert J. O. Otway-Ruthven, February, 1945[20]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 30.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 251.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 252.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 251.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/13. f. ?.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 300.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/99. f. 99.
- ↑ Horan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/99. f. 99.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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