HMS Leander
Captured
Royal Navy, then French Navy
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Fourth rate |
| Guns | 50 guns |
| War | French Revolutionary Wars |
Service
| 1780–1798 | Leander | |
| 1798–1799 | Léandre Captured by Généreux | |
| from 1799 | Leander Returned by the Russians |
50-gun ship, at Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the Nile. Sailing home with Nelson's despatches, she was taken by Généreux off Crete on 18 August 1798 after a long fight. The Russians took her at Corfu in 1799 and gave her back.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- Lower deck: 22 × 24-pounder guns
- Upper deck: 22 × 12-pounder guns
- QD: 4 × 6-pounder guns
- Fc: 2 × 6-pounder guns
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard, M/Shipwright Israel Pownoll to April 1779; completed by Nicholas Phillips |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 1 March 1777 |
| Launched | 1 July 1780 |
| Length | 146 ft 0 in (44.5 m) (overall) 119 ft 7+3⁄4 in (36.5 m) (keel) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
1 July 1780
Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Survived
22–25 July 1797
Joined during the attack
Battle of the Nile
Survived
1–3 August 1798
Raked Franklin and Peuple Souverain
Renamed Léandre
18 August 1798 · Captured by Généreux
Renamed HMS Leander
1799 · Returned by the Russians
Fate
Captured
Sold 1817