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HMS Leda
Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Leda, after the Leda of Greek mythology.The first Leda was a 36-gun fifth-rate launched in 1783 and foundered 1796.The second Leda was a 38-gun fifth-rate launched 1800 and wrecked 1808.The third Leda was a 36-gun fifth-rate launched 1809 and sold 1817.The fourth Leda was a 46-gun fifth-rate launched in 1828, used as a police hulk from 1864, and sold in 1906.The fifth Leda was a torpedo gunboat launched in 1892, converted to a minesweeper 1909 and sold 1920.The sixth Leda (J93), launched in 1937, was a Halcyon-class minesweeper sunk by U-435 on 20 September 1942.
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