| Leander | 16052 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 52 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Previously | French third rate ship of the line 'Le Leander' (1798) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1799/03 | BWAS-1793 | |
| First Commissioned | 1799/06 | ||
| Shipyard | Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | John Williams | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fourth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1793 | |
| Sold | 1817/04/14 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 146' 0" | Imperial Feet | Length of Keel | 119' 7 ¾" | Imperial Feet | Breadth | 40' 8" | Imperial Feet | Depth in Hold | 17' 5" | Imperial Feet | Draught Forward | 11' 0" | Imperial Feet | Draught Aft | 15' 11" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 1,052 46⁄94 | Imperial Feet |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1799/03 | Broadside Weight = 420 Imperial Pound ( 190.47 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 22 | British 24-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 22 | British 12-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 6 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1766/04/02 | 350 | Design Complement | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1802/05 | 1806 | Vice-Admiral of the White | Sir Andrew Mitchell | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/05 | 1806/09 | Vice-Admiral of the White | George Cranfield Berkeley | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1799/06 | 1799/09 | Commander | Sir Adam Drummond | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/09 | 1799/09 | Captain | Michael Halliday | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/05 | 1803/08 | Captain | James Oughton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/08 | 1803/11 | Captain | Francis William Fane | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/11 | 1804 | Captain | Alexander Skene | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804 | 1804 | Captain | George Ralph Collier | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804 | 1804/11 | Captain | James Oughton | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/11 | 1805/01 | Captain | John Talbot | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/01 | 1805/01 | Captain | William Lyall | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/01 | 1806/05 | Captain | Henry Whitby | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/05 | 1806/09 | Captain | Salisbury Pryce Humphreys | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/09 | 1806/10 | Captain | Richard Raggett | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1804 | 1805 | Lieutenant | William Bowles | NBD1849 |
| 1806 | 1806 | First Lieutenant | John Cowan | TRN5 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1806/08 | 1808/06/13 | Masters Mate | James Bance | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1801 | 1802/12/01 | 1st Class Volunteer | Henry Fage Belson | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1801/07 | Began refitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/05 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/06 | Completed refitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £24962.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1802/07 | Sailed for Halifax | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/02/23 | Took the Fifth Rate Frigate Ville de Milan off Bermuda | |
| 1806/04/25 | Fired on the US Coaster Richard at New York | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/10 | fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1813/05/06 | Renamed Hygeia | BWAS-1793 |
| 1817/04/14 | Sold to Mr Thomas for £2,100 | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |
| TRN5 | The Royal Navy : a history from the earliest times to the present Vol V | William Laid Clowes | Digital Book |