Leander Class Light Cruiser
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- Leander Class Light Cruiser
- CL-LEANDER-EM-P
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Leander Class Light Cruiser Summary
The Leander class consisted of eight light cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930 and named after mythological figures.The Leander class was influenced by the York-class heavy cruiser and was an attempt to better provide for the role of commerce protection.
During WW2, significant modifications were made, primarily adding various additional anti-aircraft armament.
The last three ships of the class had their machinery and propulsion equipment organised in two self-contained units (separated fore and aft), allowing the ship to continue operating if one set was damaged. The two exhaust funnels, one for each machinery space, gave the modified ships a different profile from the early Leanders, which had a single funnel. All three ships were sold to the Royal Australian Navy.
Ships of Class:
- Leander - Heavily damaged in 1941 but survived the war.
- Orion - Survived the war.
- Neptune - Sunk by mine, 1941.
- Ajax - Survived the war.
- Achilles - Survived the war. Sold to India, 1948.
- Amphion - Sunk by torpedo, 1942.
- Apollo - Survived the war.
- Sydney - Sunk in surface action, 1941.
Insignia can be added to each deck decal to make it easier to identify ship nationality. Select from your choice of images.
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Flag Roundel |
FEC Roundel |
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