HMS Leander (1882)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Leander.
HMS Leander was a second class cruiser, name ship of the Royal Navy's first Leander-class cruisers. During a revolution in Panama in 1900, Leander helped protect the lives and property of foreign residents.
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HMS Leander in 1897 | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Leander |
Ordered | 1880[1] |
Builder | Napier, Glasgow[2] |
Laid down | 14 June 1880[2] |
Launched | 28 October 1882[2][3] |
Commissioned | 29 May 1885[2][4] |
Decommissioned | 18 December 1919[5] |
Fate | Sold 1 July 1920[3][6] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Leander-class second-class partially protected cruiser |
Displacement | 4,300 tons (4,400 tonnes) load[2][3] |
Tons burthen | 3,750 tons (B.O.M.).[7] |
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Beam | 46 ft (14 m).[2][3] |
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Propulsion | Sails and screw. Two shafts. Two cylinder horizontal direct acting compound engines, 12 cylindrical boilers, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW).[2][3] |
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Complement | (1885): 275[8][10] |
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