HMS Strombolo (1797)

History
Great Britain
Name	Leander
Builder	Thomas Hearn, North Shields
Fate	Sold 1797
Great Britain
Acquired	April 1797 by purchase
Fate	Broken up 1809
General characteristics
Class and type	Bomb-vessel
Tons burthen	32364⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:92 ft 5 in (28.2 m); Keel:75 ft 3 in (22.9 m);
Beam	28 ft 5+1⁄4 in (8.7 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 6+1⁄2 in (3.8 m)
Complement	67
Armament	Upper deck:4 × 68-pounder carronades; QD:4 × 18-pounder carronades; Fc:2 × 18-pounder carronades; Mortars:2 × 10-inch;

HMS Strombolo was launched in 1795 at North Shields as the mercantile Leander. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1797, converted her to a bomb-vessel, and renamed her. She participated in the capture of Malta in 1800. The Navy laid her up in 1802 and had her broken up in 1809.

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