HMS Leda (A/Cdr. Arthur Hugh Wynne-Edwards, RN) was torpedoed and sunk in the Norwegian Sea south-west off Spitsbergen in position 76º30'N, 05º00'E by U-435.
14 of the crew went down with the ship.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. N.R. Courthope-Munroe, RN
4 May 1938 – 7 March 1940

Lt.Cdr. Harold Unwin, RN
7 March 1940 – October 1940
DSC awarded on 7 June 1940

Cdr. Richard Cyril Vesey Ross, DSO, RN
October 1940 – 22 July 1941

Cdr. Alan David Hastings Jay, RN
22 July 1941 – 15 May 1942
DSC awarded on 24 March 1942

A/Cdr. Arthur Hugh Wynne-Edwards, RN (retired)
15 May 1942 - 20 September 1942 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 20 Sep, 1942 by U-435 (Strelow).