HMS Leda

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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