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HMS Leander Potted History
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| 1963 | Commissioned |
| 1964 | West Indies |
| 1965 | Joined NATO Squadron - Sea Trials |
| 1966 | Portland work up - Gibraltar, Malta, Jordan, Saudi, Aden, (Beira Patrol) Mombasa, Seychelles, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, Tauranga, Christchurch, AMP in Singapore |
| 1967 | Malta, Gibraltar, Pompey, Bermuda, Bahamas, Key West, Azores, Portsmouth, then Devonport for boiler repairs |
| 1968 | Gibraltar, Cape Verde Islands, Biera patrol, Simonstown (S.A.), Mombassa, Bahrain, Gulf, KarachiDakar, Majunga, Mombasa, Banda Abbas and Jask, Djibouti,Massawa. |
| 1969 | Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Gan ,Mombassa, Beira patrol, Simonstown Freetown (Sierra Leone) and Gibraltar. Joined the N.A.T.O.squadron STANAVFORLANT., Hakonsvern Norway, |
| 1970 |
Lisbon, June refit and conversion to Ikara |
| 1971 | Refit |
| 1972 | December 1972 refit completed |
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| 1974 | Joined the 3rd Frigate Squadron, visiting South Africa (Cape Town) en route to Far East and Pacific |
| 1975 | In December 1975 Leander undertook a ‘Cod War’ Fishery Protection Patrol |
| 1976 | On January 6th Leander collided with the Icelandic Gunboat Thor. On her return to Devonport for repairs she lost power in a storm off Scotland. Later that year she undertook a second Cod War Patrol and on May 22nd was rammed by the Gunboat Ver. |
| 1977 | Middlesbrough |
| 1978 | Portland Work up then deployment to the West Coast of the States visiting, Brest, Bermuda, Curacao, Montserrat, Mayport, Florida Keys, Panama City, Long Beach, San Francisco, Vancouver, Victoria, Port Alberni and Amsterdam. |
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| 1982 | In 1982 Leander was diverted from NATO Exercise Northern Wedding to aid the stricken Fish Factory Ship, Ave Maria. She along with HMS Euryalus rescued 45 people from the Portuguese vessel. |
| 1983 | Mediterranean |
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| 1985 | Mediterranean |
| 1986 |
On September 1st 1986 Leander was paid off into the Portsmouth Standby Squadron, where she was at 30 days notice to sail. |
| 1987 | Standby Squadron |
| 1988 | Standby Squadron |
| 1989 |
In September 1989 Leander left Portsmouth under tow from RMAS Rollicker and RMAS Powerful. Later that month she was employed as a target in exercise NATO Sharp Spear, during which she was struck by a Sea Dart and three exocet missiles before being sunk by a 1,000lb bomb.
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As you can see there are plenty of gaps, please email if you can help fill them.
