HMS Leander
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Six ships of the Royal Navy
, have been named HMS Leander after the Greek hero Leander
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was a 52-gun fourth rate launched in 1780. She was captured by the French in 1798, but was recaptured by the Russians in 1799 and returned. She was renamed HMS Hygeia in 1813 while being used as a medical depot, and was sold in 1817. was a 58-gun fourth rate launched in 1813 and broken up in 1830. was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1848. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1861 and was sold in 1867. was a Leander class
protected cruiser
launched in 1882. She became a depot ship in 1904 and was sold in 1920.
See also
, a number of steamships with this name
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, have been named HMS Leander after the Greek hero Leander
Hero and Leander
Hero and Leander is a Byzantine myth, relating the story of Hērō and like "hero" in English), a priestess of Aphrodite who dwelt in a tower in Sestos on the European side of the Dardanelles, and Leander , a young man from Abydos on the opposite side of the strait. Leander fell in love with Hero...
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was a 52-gun fourth rate launched in 1780. She was captured by the French in 1798, but was recaptured by the Russians in 1799 and returned. She was renamed HMS Hygeia in 1813 while being used as a medical depot, and was sold in 1817. was a 58-gun fourth rate launched in 1813 and broken up in 1830. was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1848. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1861 and was sold in 1867. was a Leander class
Leander class cruiser (1882)
The Leander Class were a four ship cruiser programme ordered by the Admiralty in 1880. The class comprised HMS Leander, HMS Phaëton, HMS Amphion and HMS Arethusa.-Genesis:...
protected cruiser
Protected cruiser
The protected cruiser is a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century, so known because its armoured deck offered protection for vital machine spaces from shrapnel caused by exploding shells above...
launched in 1882. She became a depot ship in 1904 and was sold in 1920.
- HMS Leander (1931)HMNZS LeanderHMNZS Leander was a light cruiser which served with the Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II. She was the lead ship of a class of eight ships, the Leander class light cruiser and was initially named HMS Leander.- History :...
was a Leander classLeander class cruiser (1931)The Leander class was a class of eight light cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s that saw service in World War II. They were named after mythological figures, and all ships were commissioned between 1933 and 1936...
light cruiserLight cruiserA light cruiser is a type of small- or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck...
launched in 1931. She was transferred to the New Zealand Navy in 1937, returned in 1945 and scrapped in 1949. was a Leander classLeander class frigateThe Leander class, or Type 12I frigates, comprising twenty-six vessels, was among the most numerous and long-lived classes of frigate in the Royal Navy's modern history. The class was built in three batches between 1959 and 1973...
frigateFrigateA frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
launched in 1961 and expended as a target in 1989.
See also
, a number of steamships with this name