HMS Leda, launched in
1800, was the lead ship of a successful class of 47
British Royal Navy sailing
frigates. The Leda was copied from the
French frigate Hebe, which was captured by the British in 1782. The Leda and her sisters carried 38 guns. Her first captain was
George Johnstone HopeHMS Shannon, the victor over the
USS Chesapeake, off
Boston, on
June 1,
1813, was a sister ship to the Leda.
HMS Trincomalee and
HMS Unicorn, two sailing frigates that have survived to the present day, are sister ships of the Leda. The last ship of the class was built in 1830.
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