Fifth Leander

Light cruiser of 7270 tons displacement and 72,000 horse-power, mounting eight 6-inch and eight 4-inch guns and eight torpedo-tubes tubes. Built at Devonport Dockyard and engined by Vickers-Armstrong Ltd. Launched in 1931 and completed in 1933. Name ship of a class of five light cruisers, the others being Achilles, Ajax, Neptune, and Orion. The Leander served as a New Zealand ship from 30 April 1937 till 8 May 1944.