HMNZS Leander
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HMNZS Leander was a light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. She was the lead ship of the Leander class. The ship initially served as HMS Leander in the Royal Na
British light cruiser HMS Leander underway at sea in 1945
Italian ship Ramb I sinking after the engagement with Leander
A catapult-launched Supermarine Walrus from Leander, ca. 1938, used as a fleet spotter
The Italian ship Ramb I was a pre-war "banana boat" converted to an auxiliary cruiser in World War II. Ramb I operated as an armed merchant in the Red Sea and was ordered to sail to Japan after the fa
HMNZS Leander
…Navy's Official Historian, was posted as the ship's executive officer in 1941. In the action on 27 February 1941, she sank the Italian armed merchantman Ramb I near the Maldives, rescuing 113 of her crew and taking slight damage. On 23 March 1941, Leander intercepted and captured the Vichy French merchant…
RAMB I