HMS Leda (1828)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Leda |
| Namesake | Leda |
| Ordered | 15 May 1821 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | October 1824 |
| Launched | 15 April 1828 |
| Completed | May 1828 |
| Commissioned | Never |
| Reclassified | As a water police ship, March 1865 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 15 May 1906 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Seringapatam-class frigate |
| Tons burthen | 1171 38/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 41 ft 2 in (12.5 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft (4.6 m) (unloaded only) |
| Depth | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 315 |
| Armament |
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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[edit]
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 38⁄94 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[edit]
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]
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References[edit]
- 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.