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HMS Leda (1828)

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Leda
History
United Kingdom
NameLeda
NamesakeLeda
Ordered15 May 1821
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1824
Launched15 April 1828
CompletedMay 1828
CommissionedNever
ReclassifiedAs a water police ship, March 1865
FateSold for scrap, 15 May 1906
General characteristics
Class and typeSeringapatam-class frigate
Tons burthen1171 38/94 bm
Length
  • 159 ft (48.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 133 ft 5 in (40.7 m) (keel)
Beam41 ft 2 in (12.5 m)
Draught15 ft (4.6 m) (unloaded only)
Depth12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement315
Armament

HMS Leda was a 46-gun Seringapatam-class fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s, one of seven ships of the Druid sub-class.

Description

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The Druid sub-class was an enlarged and improved version of the Serinapatam design, modified with a circular stern.[1] Leda had a length at the gundeck of 159 feet (48.5 m) and 133 feet 5 inches (40.7 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 41 feet 2 inches (12.5 m), a draught of 15 feet (4.6 m) and a depth of hold of 12 feet 9 inches (3.9 m). The ship's tonnage was 1171 3894 tons burthen.[2] The Druid sub-class was armed with twenty-eight 18-pounder cannon on her gundeck, fourteen 32-pounder carronades on her quarterdeck and a pair of 9-pounder cannon and two more 32-pounder carronades in the forecastle. The ships had a crew of 315 officers and ratings.[3]

Construction and career

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Leda, the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[4] was ordered on 15 May 1821, laid down in October 1824 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 15 April 1828.[3] She was completed for ordinary at Plymouth Dockyard in May 1828 and the ship was roofed over from the mainmast forward.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Winfield, p. 717
  2. ^ a b Winfield, p. 713
  3. ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 107
  4. ^ Colledge, p. 240

References

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  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-47383-743-0.
  • Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.