The Royal New Zealand Navy
THIRD LEANDER, 1848:
THIRD LEANDER, 1848:
A fourth rate ship of 2000 tons, carrying 50 guns. She took part in the Grimean War. During the famous charge at Balaclava she was stationed at Eupatoria, a Crimean port, to prevent the Russians landing reinforcements. The ship was converted to steam in 1861.