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Action of 27 February 1941
The Action of 27 February 1941 was a single ship action between a New Zealand cruiser and an Italian auxiliary cruiser. It began when HMNZS ''Leander'' ordered a flagless freighter to stop for an inspection. Instead of complying, the freighter, the , raised the Italian colours and engaged the cruiser in a short battle. The action ended with ''Leander'' sinking ''Ramb I''.
==Background==
As the Allied forces closed on Massawa during the East African Campaign, the Italian Red Sea Flotilla was ordered to break out of the harbour and run for friendly ports. One group of Italian vessels consisting of the colonial ship ''Eritrea'' and the auxiliary cruisers and attempted to reach Japan and operate as commerce raiders. The Italian squadron managed to break the British blockade on 20 February and scattered into the Indian Ocean. ''Ramb I'' was heading for the Dutch East Indies when on 27 February she was challenged by the New Zealand light cruiser HMNZS ''Leander'' off the Maldives.
''Leander'' was the leader of her class of cruisers, armed with eight guns, ten s, twelve machine guns in quadruple mounts, and eight torpedo tubes. ''Leander'' also had armour plating over her turrets, deck and magazines, as well as a top speed of . ''Ramb I''—as an auxiliary cruiser—was not a purpose-built warship, and therefore lacked armour protection. Her armament consisted of two guns and eight anti-aircraft machine guns. She was also slower than ''Leander'', with a top speed of only .
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