Leda-class frigate

HMS Trincomalee, one of the two surviving members of the class.
Class overview
NameLeda class
Operators Royal Navy
SubclassesModified Leda class
Built1805 - the last 2 ordered were cancelled in 1832
Planned53
Completed47
Cancelled6
Preserved2
General characteristics
Class and type38-gun frigate
Tons burthen10627994 (bm)
Length
  • 150 ft 1+12 in (45.758 m) (gundeck)
  • 125 ft 4+78 in (38.224 m) (keel)
Beam39 ft 11 in (12.17 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement284 (later 300);
Armament
  • Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades
  • QD: 8 × 9-pounder guns + 6 × 32-pounder carronades

The Leda-class frigates, were a successful class of forty-seven British Royal Navy 38-gun sailing frigates constructed from 1805 to 1832. Based on a French design, the class came in five major groups, all with minor differences in their design. During their careers, they fought in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. Forty-five of the 47 were eventually scrapped; two still exist: HMS Trincomalee and HMS Unicorn.