British Fifth Rate frigate 'Leonidas' (1807)

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Leonidas
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	19.7.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	11.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	4.9.1807	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Frindsbury - Kent	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Leda Class (1794)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1805	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John PelhamBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	23.11.1897	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck150' 1 ½"Imperial Feet45.7327
Length of Keel125' 4 ⅞"Imperial Feet38.1222
Breadth39' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet11.9063
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen1,066 ⁸³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.9.1807Broadside Weight = 425 Imperial Pound ( 192.7375 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1794284Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1807 - 7.1809CaptainBWAS-17937.1809 - 1812CaptainBWAS-17931.1813 - 2.1813CaptainBWAS-179314.1.1813 - 14.3.1813Captain Transfered ADM 196/3/3BWAS-17931814 - 6.1814CaptainBWAS-1793

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.12.1809 - 1.3.1811First LieutenantNBD184920.2.1810 - 21.9.1810First LieutenantNBD184922.10.1810 - 1.1.1811First LieutenantNBD1849

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1809 - 11.1811Master's MateNBD184911.1810 - 6.1815MidshipmanNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
6.12.1807 - 11.18081st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1805Began building at Frindsbury - Kent BWAS-1793
4.9.1807Completed building at Frindsbury - Kent at a cost of £21610.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.9.1807Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
10.12.1807Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £13041.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.2.1808Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
21.3.1810Capture of Santa Maura
21.3.1810Capture of Santa Maura
1812On the Irish StationBWAS-1793
16.2.1812Took the Privateer on the Irish Station
16.2.1812Took the Brig on the Irish Station in latitude 49 deg.N. longitude 9 deg. W.BG
23.5.1813Took the Privateer
1814At JamaicaBWAS-1793
6.1814Paid offBWAS-1793
5.1815Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
12.1816Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £30472.0.0dBWAS-1793
11.1818Housed over and laid up at SheernessBWAS-1793
1872Refitted as a Other Vessels Powder Hulk
23.11.1897Sold for break up to Castle at CharltonBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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