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C.75 Leander
Royal Navy light cruiser
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Achilles | 1930/09/08 Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth | 1931/09/24 | 1933/03/24 | 1949/12/15
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| Namesake: Named after the lover of Hero at Hellespont | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 41/12/07 | Auckland | ||||
| 42/02 | 42/04 | 44 | 104 | ||
| 42/11/2? | 43/03 | Auckland - refit, overhaul | 104 | ||
| 43/03/13 | 43/04 | escort duty from Esp. Santo to P.H and Bora Bora | 104 | ||
| 43/04/08 | 43/04/10 | 15 | combined training operations with TF 19 | 88 | |
| 43/06/05 | 43/06/12 | escort convoy Bora Bora, Society Is > Noumea (with Claxton) | 81 | ||
| 43/07/12 | 43/07/13 | 36.1/CruDiv9 | xKolomb-disable(torpedo) | ||
| 43/07/2? | 43/07/29 | sail from Esp. Santo to Auckland | 104 | ||
| 43/07/21 | 43/07/25 | sail from Tulagi to Esp. Santo | 88 104 | ||
| 43/07/29 | 43/12 | Auckland - temporary repairs | 104 | ||
| 43/12/31 | 45/08/29 | Boston - repairs, refit | 104 | ||