1963 to 1986    

F109 HMS Leander

UK Royal Navy





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Flight Deck: LE
Call Sign: GHQW
Shipyard: Harland and Wolff





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History of UK HMS Leander F109

1956OrderedOrdered as Rothesay Class, HMS Weymouth
1959-apr-10Laid downLaid down Yard No 1591.
1961-jun-06LaunchedLaunched (note: some commentators say 28 Jun 1961 was launch day)
1963-jun-23CommissionedCommissioned as Batch 1 Leander
1963-sepAircraftAircraft embarked 700W Flt Wasp HAS.1 XS533 / 995-CU for small ships flight trials, from time to time until c Jan 1964.
1963-octAircraftAircraft embarked 700W Flt Wasp HAS.1 XS534 / 996-CU for small ships flight trials, from time to time until c Dec 1963.
1964-marAircraftAircraft assigned Wasp HAS.1 XS533 / 479-LE Leander Flt
1966-jan-03DeploymentDeployment Began 8 week work-up from Portland, UK with 829 NAS Wasp HAS.1 XS571 / 476-LE embarked
1966-mar-28DeploymentDeployment sailed HMNB Portsmouth for a 10 month Far East deployment, leaving New Zealand on 28 Dec and arriving back at Portsmouth on 24 Jan 1967, where the Ships Flight (XS571 / 476-LE) disembarked to Portland.
1966-apr-13DeploymentDeployment SA Yanbu Airport Accident ran gently aground outside Yanbu and refloated same day.
1966-mayDeploymentDeployment Mozambique Channel Beira Beira Patrol c 20 day duty on Beira Patrol off Mozambique channel with HMS Mohawk.
1966-jun-08DeploymentDeployment Mozambique Channel Beira Beira Patrol c 20 day duty on Beira Patrol off Mozambique channel, relieved by HMS Gurkha.
1967-junDeploymentDeployment departed Portland for West Indies deployment. Relieved HMS Mohawk on station as West Indies Guardship, returned to HMNB Portsmouth earlier than planned (on 18 Aug), after difficulties with her boilers.
1968-mayAircraftAircraft assigned Wasp HAS.1 XS529 / 476 as Leander Flt
1970-junRefitRefit Ikara Commenced Ikara refit, completed Dec 1972
1974-sep-17DeploymentDeployment departed HMNB Devonport to join Task Group 317.2 for Far East deployment, joining with HMS Achilles, HMS Diomede, HMS Falmouth, HMS Blake, HMS Lowestoft, RFA Green Rover, RFA Olna and RFA Stromness, returned Jun 1975.
1974-oct-14Port VisitPort Visit Visited Simonstown en route Far East deployment, in company with other ships from Task Group 317.2, until 21 Oct.
1976-jan-06DeploymentDeployment Collision whilst undertaking Fishery Protection duties during the Cod War, in collision with Icelandic vessel Thor.
1976-may-22DeploymentDeployment Collision whilst undertaking Fishery Protection duties during the Cod War, in collision with Icelandic vessel Ver.
1977-julAircraftAircraft assigned Wasp HAS.1 XT787 / 476-LE as Leander Flt until at least Jul 1979
1977-aug-27DeploymentDeployment HMD Devonport Navy Days 1977 present at Plymouth Navy Days 1977
1978-may-31DeploymentDeployment departed HMNB Devonport in company with HMS Ambuscade and HMS Hermione. Joined up in English Channel with HMS Blake, the Flagship of Task Group 317.7 for a 6.5 month Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific group deployment, escorted by HMS Juno and supported by RFA Green Rover, RFA Stromness and RFA Tidespring. Returned to Devonport 2 Jan 1979.
1980-aprAircraftAircraft assigned Wasp HAS.1 XT434 until at least Nov 1980.
1984-mayAircraftAircraft assigned Wasp HAS.1 XT415 / 476-LE as Leander Flt. Still assigned by 1985.
1986DecommissionedDecommissioned
1989-sepFate: sunkFate: sunk expended as a target



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Ikara Leander class
240crew
109.70length (m)
12.50beam (m)
28max speed (knots)
30000power (shp)

1Torpedo Launchers Ikara

1Naval Radar navigation radar Type 978
1Naval Radar surface and low level air search radar Type 993

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