British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Leander' (1799)

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Leander -> 1813 Hygeia
Nominal Guns	52	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Leander' (1798) (64) 1798-1799 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	3.1799	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	6.1799	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1778	BWAS-1793
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	14.4.1817	BWAS-1793

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 ⁴⁶⁄₉₄Imperial Feet0.0124

Armament

3.1799Broadside Weight = 420 Imperial Pound ( 190.47 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck22 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.4.1766350Design Complement

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1799 - 9.1799CommanderBWAS-17149.1799CaptainBWAS-17145.1802 - 8.1803CaptainBWAS-17148.1803 - 11.1803CaptainBWAS-171411.1803 - 1804CaptainBWAS-17141804 - 11.1804CaptainBWAS-171411.1804 - 1.1805CaptainBWAS-17141.1805CaptainBWAS-17141.1805 - 5.1806CaptainBWAS-17145.1806 - 9.1806CaptainBWAS-17149.1806 - 10.1806CaptainBWAS-1714

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.1802 - 1806Vice-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-17145.1806 - 9.1806Vice-Admiral of the WhiteBWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
26.3.1802 - 3.7.1802LieutenantNBD18491804 - 1805LieutenantNBD18491806First LieutenantTRN5

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.6.1802 - 3.5.1805CarpenterADM 29/8

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1.1804 - 1805MidshipmanNBD18498.1806 - 13.6.1808Master's MateNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1801 - 1.12.18021st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1801Began refitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
5.1802RecommissionedBWAS-1714
6.1802Completed refitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £24962.0.0dBWAS-1714
7.1802Sailed for HalifaxBWAS-1714
23.2.1805Took the Frigate off Bermuda
25.4.1806Fired on the US Coaster Richard at New YorkBWAS-1714
10.1806fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
6.5.1813Renamed HygeiaBWAS-1793
14.4.1817Sold to Mr Thomas for £2,100BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29/8 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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