Leda-class frigate

HMS Trincomalee, one of the two surviving members of the class.
Class overview
Name	Leda class
Operators	Royal Navy
Subclasses	Modified Leda class
Built	1805 - the last 2 ordered were cancelled in 1832
Planned	53
Completed	47
Cancelled	6
Preserved	2
General characteristics
Class and type	38-gun frigate
Tons burthen	106279⁄94 (bm)
Length	150 ft 1+1⁄2 in (45.758 m) (gundeck) 125 ft 4+7⁄8 in (38.224 m) (keel)
Beam	39 ft 11 in (12.17 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	284 (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.