Always outgunned
A New Zealand Leander Class Light Cruiser
Started the war near Port Moresby, joined there with ANZAC cruiser force.
Joined Task Force 132 At Port Moresby to Raid Japanese Landings at Finschhafen and Rabaul (12/16/1942)
Finschhafen Raid (12/18/1941)
5 Japanese Ships Sunk
Rabaul Raid (12/19/1941)
6 Japanese Ships Sunk
Assigned Task Force 9 to raids Efate (1/20/1942)
Ordered to Raid Rossel Island (3/9/1942)
4 Japanese Ships sunk at Rossel Island (3/11/1942)
Took 1 Shell Hit
Assigned to support Invasion of Rossel Island (3/17/1942)
Ordered to support invasion of Guadacanal (3/25/1942)
Attacked Japanese Harbor at Lunda (3/27/1942)
8 Ships sunk including IJN Ashigara andIJN Natori.
5 more Ships sunk (3/28/1942)
Raided Salamua (4/12/1942)
8 Japanese Ships Sunk
Intercepted Japanese Task force near Port Moresby (5/5/1942)
Took 1 Shell hit
2 Japanese Ships sunk including IJN Naka
Took Part in First Battle of Port Moresby (5/6/1942)
Took 4 Shell hits
Supported Invasion of Lunga (5/29/1942) Attacked by Japanese B1 class submarine I-23 near Fiji (6/14/1942) Took 3 Torpedoes and Sunk
Loss Admitted (6/14/1942)