Shown being lowered in one of the locks. As some may know, this cruiser, launched in 1931, was loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy from 1937 to 1945 when she was returned to the Royal Navy; subsequently she was sold for scrapping at the end of 1949.
Specifications
Class and type: Leander-class light cruiserDisplacement: 7,270 tons standard; 9,740 tons full load
Length: 554.9 ft (169.1 metres)
Beam: 56 ft (17 m)
Draught: 19.1 ft (5.8 m)
Installed power: 72,000 shaft horsepower (54,000 kW)
Propulsion: Four Parsons geared steam turbines; Six boilers; Four shafts
Speed: 32.5 knots (60 km/h)
Range: 5,730 nautical miles at 13 knots
Complement: 570 officers and enlisted
Armament:
Original configuration:
8 × BL 6 inch Mk XXIII naval guns
4 × 4 in guns
12 × 0.5 in machine guns
8 × 21 in torpedo tubes Armour:
3 in magazine box 1 inch deck 1 inch turrets
Aircraft carried: One catapult-launched aircraft
Original type was a Fairey Seafox catpult and aircraft later replaced with Supermarine Walrus
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