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| Class | Leander | Amphion |
| Type | Light Cruiser | Light Cruiser |
| Year | 1933 | 1935 |
| Crew | 570 | 570 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 522 ft (pp) 554 ft | 522 ft (pp) 562 ft |
| Beam | 56 ft | 57 ft |
| Draught | 19 ft - 20 ft | 19 ft - 19 ft |
| Displacement | ||
| Empty | 6,985-7,270 t | 6,830-7,105 t |
| Loaded | 9,000-9,280 t | 8,850-9,150 t |
| Performance | ||
| Speed | 33 kt | 33 kt |
| Range | 5,730 nmi @ 13 kn | 5,730 nmi @ 13 kn |
| Machinery | ||
| Shafts | 4 | 4 |
| Turbines | 4 x Geared steam 72,000 hp Parsons | 4 x Geared steam 72,000 hp Parsons |
| Boilers | 6 x Admiralty | 6 x Admiralty |
| Fuel | Oil: 1,680-1,785 t | Oil: 1,765-1,837 t |
| Armament | ||
| Main | 8 x 6-in/50 (4 x 2) BL 6-in Mk. XXIII -5° / +60° | 8 x 6-in/50 (4 x 2) BL 6-in Mk. XXIII -5° / +60° |
| Anti-Aircraft | ||
| Torpedo tubes | 8 x 21-in (2 x 4) | 8 x 21-in (2 x 4) |
| Broadside | 896 lbs | 896 lbs |
| Armor | ||
| Belt | 1 - 3 in | 1 - 3 in |
| Bulkhead | 1 - 2 in | 1 - 2 in |
| Gun turret | 1 in | 1 in |
| Machinery | 1 - 4 in | 1 - 4 in |
| Aircraft | ||
| Aircraft | 1 | 1 |
| Production | ||
| Built | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 8 |
| Ship | Code | Builder | Laid | Launch | Comm | Decomm | Fate | ||
|
Ajax | 22 | Vickers-Armstrong | 07/02/1933 | 01/03/1934 | 12/04/1935 | 16/02/1948 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Achilles | 70 | Cammell Laird | 11/06/1931 | 01/09/1932 | 06/10/1933 | 01/10/1936 | Transferred | |
|
Leander | 75 | Devonport DYd | 08/09/1930 | 24/09/1931 | 24/03/1933 | 02/1948 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Orion | 85 | Devonport DYd | 26/09/1931 | 24/11/1932 | 18/01/1934 | 05/07/1946 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Neptune † | 20 | Portsmouth DYd | 24/09/1931 | 31/01/1933 | 23/02/1934 | 19/12/1941 | † | Loss by mine |
| Leander (Amphion): | |||||||||
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Amphion | 29 | Portsmouth DYd | 26/06/1933 | 27/07/1934 | 06/07/1936 | 25/07/1939 | Transferred | |
|
Apollo | 63 | Devonport DYd | 15/08/1933 | 09/10/1934 | 13/01/1936 | 29/09/1938 | Transferred | |
 |
Sydney † | 48 | Swan Hunter | 08/07/1933 | 22/09/1934 | 24/09/1935 | 19/11/1941 | † | Loss by surface ship |
| Ship | Code | Former | Code | Comm | Decomm | Fate | |||
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Achilles | 70 | |
Achilles | 70 | 01/10/1936 | 17/09/1946 | Returned | |
|
Leander | 75 | |
Leander | 75 | 30/04/1937 | 08/05/1944 | Returned | |
|
Hobart | 63 | |
Apollo | 63 | 29/09/1938 | 20/12/1947 | Sold/Scrapped | |
|
Perth † | 29 | |
Amphion | 29 | 06/07/1936 | 01/03/1942 | † | Loss by surface ship |
 |
Delhi | C70 | |
Achilles | 70 | 05/07/1948 | 30/06/1978 | Struck | |
