HMS Leander

HMS Leander was a 50-gun Portland-class fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Launched at Chatham Dockyard on 1 July 1780, she served in West Africa, the West Indies and Halifax, Nova Scotia. During the French Revolutionary Wars, Leander participated in the Battle of the Nile before a French ship captured her in the action of 18 August 1798. Russo-Ottoman forces recaptured her at the siege of Corfu and returned her to the British in 1799. On 23 February 1805, Leander captured the French frigate Ville de Milan and recaptured her prize, HMS Cleopatra. On 25 April 1806, a warning shot fired by Leander unintentionally killed an American seaman. The resulting Leander affair contributed to the worsening of Anglo-American relations. In 1813, the Admiralty converted Leander to a hospital ship under the name Hygeia. Hygeia was sold in 1817.

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Leander
Portland-class fourth-rate ship of the line, fourth-rate, French Navy, Royal Navy, Chatham Dockyard, Kingdom of Great Britain, 

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1780 HMS Leander

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keel laying

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ship launching

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Frameless

Action between H.M.S. Leander of 50 Guns & 282 Men and the French National Ship Le Genereux 74 Guns, 936 Men August 18th 1798. The Leander raking Le Genereux. RMG PW4705

Action between 'Leander' and French two-decker 'Genereux', 18 Aug 1798 RMG S1462

Isis (1774); Jupiter (1778); Leander (1780) RMG J4061

HMS Isis (1774)

Battle of the Nile 1798

Battle of the Nile 1798 (cropped)

John Pierce who was murdered by a shot from the Leander a British 50 gun ship fourth rate. 28th of April 1806 LCCN2003679999

Naval battles, ancient and modern (1883) (14578507327)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Three Decks page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Action between H.M.S. Leander of 50 Guns & 282 Men and the French National Ship Le Genereux 74 Guns, 936 Men August 18th 1798. The Leander raking Le Genereux. RMG PW4705		Commons
commons	image		Action between 'Leander' and French two-decker 'Genereux', 18 Aug 1798 RMG S1462		Commons
commons	image		Isis (1774); Jupiter (1778); Leander (1780) RMG J4061		Commons
commons	image		HMS Isis (1774)		Commons
commons	image		Battle of the Nile 1798		Commons
commons	image		Battle of the Nile 1798 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		John Pierce who was murdered by a shot from the Leander a British 50 gun ship fourth rate. 28th of April 1806 LCCN2003679999		Commons
commons	image		Naval battles, ancient and modern (1883) (14578507327)		Commons