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September 7

Leander ships?

On Spanish wikipedia article es:Leander it mentioned that the ship was finished in 1799, with data consistent with [1]. We have an article on Leander (1799 ship). Is this the same ship? The Spanish article has nothing between 1799-1803, the English article has nothing beyond 1801. -- Soman (talk) 11:55, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Not sure, but I have posted a message at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ships#Leander 1799 query in the hope that the experts there can solve the conundrum. Alansplodge (talk) 12:11, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

It seems unlikely. I cannot read Spanish fluently, but the ship in the Spanish article appears to have been built in Greenock, Scotland, and had a 200 ton displacement, while that in this Wikipedia was built on the Thames and had a 429 or 439 ton displacement. Other details also appear to differ. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 94.6.83.137 (talk) 21:01, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Yes, definitely different ships. They both appear in Lloyd's Register 1801 here (along with a third, built in Sunderland, also in 1799). - Davidships (talk) 02:00, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

Clydeships has an entry for the Leander on es-wiki. Deleted from registers in 1813. Mjroots (talk) 07:08, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

In any case, the measure would be tonnage, not displacement. Kablammo (talk) 19:01, 22 September 2024 (UTC)