Light Cruisers: Leander Class

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Light Cruisers: Leander Class

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Leander Class Light Cruiser INS Delhi (Ex HMNZS Achilles) pictured at Genoa,July 17th 1955.
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Let us not forget that she played the part of herself in a good UK made movie about the cruise and scuttling of the GRAF SPEE! ;) I saw the flick with my dad in 1957, IIRC..... :D DFO
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Leander Class Light Cruiser INS Delhi (Ex HMNZS Achilles), pictured at Victoria Quay, Fremantle in 1969...While operating off Guadalcanal with US Navy Task Force 67 on January 5th 1943, she was attacked by four Japanese aircraft. A bomb blew the top off X turret, killing 13 sailors. Between April 1943 and May 1944 Achilles was docked in Portsmouth, England for repairs and modernisation. Her single 4-inch AA guns were replaced by the dual-purpose QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun in four twin mountings, modern radar was fitted, and the damaged X turret was replaced by four QF 2 pom poms in a quadruple-mount. The work was delayed by a dockyard explosion that killed 14 men. Stoker William Dale was awarded the Albert Medal for Lifesaving for his actions in saving the lives of several dockyard workers.
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Leander Class Light Cruiser INS Delhi (Ex HMNZS Achilles) pictured at Wellington in October 1969.
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Leander Class Light Cruiser INS Delhi (Ex HMNZS Achilles) pictured at Victoria Quay, Fremantle in 1969.
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