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Le Leander

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Nominal Guns64BWAS-1714
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorState Navy
Previously
Captured17.8.1798BWAS-1714
ShipyardChatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
Ship ClassPortland Class (1766)BWAS-1793
Designed by
John WilliamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1762-1784
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Nicholas PhillipsBritish
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1772-1790
BWAS-1793
CategoryThird RateBWAS-1714
National RateSecond RangBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Captured3.3.1799BWAS-1714
Becomes
British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Leander' (1799) (52) 1799-1817
British 52 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1813 Renamed "Hygeia"

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck146' 0"Imperial Feet44.5008 
Length of Keel119' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet36.2903 
Breadth40' 8"Imperial Feet12.3952 
Depth in Hold17' 5"Imperial Feet5.1997 
Draught Forward11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Draught Aft15' 11"Imperial Feet4.5771 
Burthen1,052 4694Imperial Feet0.0124 

Armament


17.8.1798Broadside Weight = 450 French Livre (485.64 lbs 220.275 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

Service History


DateEventSource
3.3.1799Captured by the Russians and Turks at Corfu and returned to thr R.N.BWAS-1714

 
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