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LEANDER 4th rate sailing frigates (1849)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leander | Portsmouth DYd | 2.1845 | 8.3.1848 | 17.11.1849 | screw frigate 2.1861, sold 1867 | ||
| Shannon | Portsmouth DYd | 8.1849 | --- | --- | reordered as screw 4.1851 |
Technical data
| Data variant | sailing | screw |
|---|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 1969bm |
3539 |
| Displacement full, t |
|
|
| Length, m | 55.3 gundeck |
73.5 gundeck |
| Breadth, m | 15.3 |
15.5 |
| Draught, m | 4.77 hold depth |
7.11 |
| No of shafts |
|
1 |
| Machinery | sails |
sails + 1 2-cyl HSE |
| Power, h. p. | 1568ihp |
|
| Max speed, kts | 9.7 |
|
| Fuel, t | coal |
|
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
|
| Armament | 10 x 1 - 204/13 68pdr 65cwt shell SBML, 22 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 56cwt SBML, 18 x 1 - 161/16 32pdr 45cwt SBML |
1 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt shell SBML, 30 x 1 - 204/13 68pdr 65cwt shell SBML, 20 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 56cwt SBML |
| Complement | 500 |
525 |
Project history
50-gun 4th rate 32pdr frigates. Richard Blake design of 1843.
Modernizations
1861, Leander was converted to screw frifate with data as given in the table
Naval service
No significant events.
