Leander
(Ship)
Destroyer/light cruiser. Served as a New Zealand ship from 30 April 1937 till 8 May 1944.
Subject of Texts
Image Gallery
.jpg "After the action off Kolombangara, cement was mixed for temporary repairs to the Leander. This photograph was taken near Tulagi Beach")
.jpg "A tug-of-war in the Leander in the Indian Ocean")
.jpg "Divine Service on HMNZS Leander, July 1941 Alexandria")
.jpg "HMS Leander at anchor at Alexandria in 1941")
.jpg "Leander's cruise in Indian Ocean")
.jpg "Leander in Calliope Dock, Auckland, showing torpedo damage")
.jpg "The Leander bombed off Syria, as seen from HMS Phoebe")
Mentioned in
- Chaplains
- The Royal New Zealand Navy
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- Chapter 1 — Genesis of Royal New Zealand Navy
- CHAPTER 2 — Outbreak of War: Cruise of HMS Achilles
- CHAPTER 5 — The Destruction of the Admiral Graf Spee
- CHAPTER 6 — The Cruise of the Leander
- CHAPTER 7 — Hunting Raiders in the Indian Ocean
- CHAPTER 8 — Operations off the Coast of Syria
- CHAPTER 11 — Protection of Shipping
- CHAPTER 12 — Minesweeping in New Zealand Waters
- CHAPTER 13 — The Loss of HMS Neptune
- CHAPTER 14 — Anti-Submarine Policy
- CHAPTER 17 — Peril in the South Pacific
- CHAPTER 19 — Turn of the Tide in the Pacific
- CHAPTER 20 — The Struggle for Guadalcanal
- CHAPTER 21 — Battles for the Solomons
- CHAPTER 23 — The New Zealand Cruisers
- CHAPTER 25 — The Surrender of Japan
- CHAPTER 26 — Recruiting and Training
- CHAPTER 27 — Organisation of Naval Staff
- CHAPTER 28 — Development of Radar
- Index
- FIRST LEANDER, 1780:
- SECOND LEANDER, 1814:
- Commodore Commanding New Zealand Squadron and First Naval Member
