HMS Strombolo (1797)

History
Great Britain
Name	Leander
Builder	Thomas Hearn, North Shields[1]
Fate	Sold 1797
Great Britain
Acquired	April 1797 by purchase
Fate	Broken up 1809
General characteristics [2]
Class and type	Bomb-vessel
Tons burthen	32364⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:92 ft 5 in (28.2 m) Keel:75 ft 3 in (22.9 m)
Beam	28 ft 5+1⁄4 in (8.7 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 6+1⁄2 in (3.8 m)
Complement	67
Armament	Upper deck:4 × 68-pounder carronades QD:4 × 18-pounder carronades Fc:2 × 18-pounder carronades Mortars:2 × 10-inch

HMS Strombolo was launched in 1795 at North Shields as the mercantile Leander. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1797, converted her to a bomb-vessel, and renamed her. She participated in the capture of Malta in 1800. The Navy laid her up in 1802 and had her broken up in 1809.