SS Leander (1925)

For other ships with the same name, see Leander (ship).

History
Name
  • Leander (1925–1940)
  • Empire Crusader (1940)
Owner
  • Neptun Line (1925–1939)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1939–1940)
Operator
  • Neptun Line (1925–1939)
  • unknown manager (1939–1940)
Port of registry
  • Weimar Republic Bremen (1925–1933)
  • Nazi Germany Bremen (1933–39)
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom (1939–1940)
BuilderAtlas Werke AG
Launched1925
Out of service8 August 1940
Identification
FateSank
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
  • 989 GRT (1925–1939)
  • 1,042 GRT (1939–1940)
Length224 ft (68 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Depth13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion steam engine, single screw propeller
Complement9, plus 6 DEMS gunners (Empire Crusader)
SS Leander (1925) is located in Oceans around British Isles
SS Leander (1925)
class=notpageimage|
Location of the sinking of Empire Crusader.

Leander was a 989 GRT coaster that was built in 1925 by Atlas Werke AG, Hamburg, Germany. The British Royal Navy captured her in November 1939 and impressed her into service as Empire Crusader. She was bombed and sunk in 1940.