British Fourth Rate frigate 'Leander' (1813)

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Leander	5063
Nominal Guns	58	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	3.5.1813	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	6.1813	BWAS-1793
Launched	10.11.1813	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Blackwall - London	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William Rule (d.1816)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Wigram and Green	BWAS-1793
Category	Fourth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	3.1830	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck174' 0"Imperial Feet53.0352
Length of Keel145' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet44.2151
Breadth45' 1 ½"Imperial Feet13.7287
Depth in Hold14' 4"Imperial Feet4.2926
Burthen1,572 ¹⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

12.1813Broadside Weight = 954 Imperial Pound ( 432.639 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck30 British 24-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 24-Pounder
Spardeck26 British 42-Pounder Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1813450 BWAS-1793

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
12.1813 - 8.1815CaptainSir George Ralph Collier (1774-1824)BWAS-17938.1815 - 5.1816Captain William SkipseyBWAS-17935.1816 - 7.1819Captain Edward ChethamBWAS-17937.1819 - 2.1822Captain Charles Richardson (d.1850)BWAS-17932.1822 - 5.1822Acting Captain Price Blackwood (1794-1841)TGM2.1822 - 5.1822Commander Price Blackwood (1794-1841)BWAS-1793

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1817Rear-Admiral of the BlueSir David Milne (1763-1845)BWAS-17937.1819 - 3.12.1822Rear-Admiral of the BlueSir Henry Blackwood (1^st Baronet of the Navy) (1770-1832)BWAS-1793

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.5.1816 - 1816Lieutenant Robert Aitchison (1795-1861)NL18654.9.1816 - 1816Lieutenant Edward Aitchison (1794-?)NBD184924.2.1818 - 4.4.1818Acting Lieutenant John Brothers (1793-?)NBD18496.8.1819 - 4.1820Flag Lieutenant Price Blackwood (1794-1841)TGM11.5.1820 - 7.1822First Lieutenant George Baker (1797-1861)NBD18498.8.1821 - 9.1.1823Flag Lieutenant Mark John Currie (1795-1874)NBD18496.12.1821 - 14.4.1823Lieutenant Michael Quin (1791-1870)NBD1849

6 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
3.8.1815 - 1815Midshipman William Ayling (d.1848)NBD18491816 - 27.8.1816Midshipman Richard Calthorp (d.1816)†W0339.1818 - 10.1822Midshipman William BarwellNBD18491820 - 1822Midshipman John Gustavus CrosbieNBD18498.1820 - 14.3.1821Midshipman Humphrey ButlerNBD18491821 - 24.5.1822Midshipman Marcus Freeman BrownriggNBD1849

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
12.12.1816 - 1.18191st Class Volunteer Henry Beddek (1799-?)NBD18495.8.1819 - 18201st Class Volunteer John Gustavus CrosbieNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
10.11.1813Began fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
18.2.1814Completed fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
22.6.1814Took the Brig Rattlesnake (14)
28.12.1814Took the Schooner Prince de Neufchatel (18) in the Atlantic
8.1815Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
2.1816Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
27.8.1816Bombardment of Algiers
1817Flagship at HalifaxBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 60 gun Fourth Rate Frigate
7.1819Began small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
11.1819Completed small repair at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
1822Returned to EnglandBWAS-1793
1823Receiving ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
3.1830Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

TGMVarious, Book

NL1865The Admiralty, Digital Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

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