Several vessels have been named ''Leander'' for one the protagonists in the story of

Hero and Leander Hero and Leander (, ) is the Greek myth relating the story of Hero (, ''Hērṓ''; ), a priestess of Aphrodite (Venus in Roman mythology) who dwelt in a tower in Sestos on the European side of the Hellespont, and Leander (, ''Léandros''; ...

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. * ''Leander'' was launched in 1795 at North Shields. The

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purchased her in 1797, converted her to a bomb-vessel, and renamed her HMS ''Strombolo''. She participated in the capture of Malta in 1800. The Navy laid her up in 1802 and had her

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in 1809. * was a

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launched on the Thames and captured in 1801. *''Leander'' was a ship built in 1799 which was sold to Russia in 1802, and was renamed *''Leander'' was launched by Simon Temple, South Shields in 1800. The

purchased her in 1803 and named her . ''Curlew'' was a sloop of 16 guns. The Navy sold her in 1810 and she returned to mercantile service as ''Leander''. On her first voyage to the West Indies a French privateer captured her in a

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; she was lost shortly thereafter. * was launched at Whitehaven. Initially she traded as a

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and then more widely. She was wrecked in July 1822 at the

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. * – a clipper built in 1867 *, in service with Neptun Line,

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, Germany until 1917 *, in service with Neptun Line until 1939 * ''

Leander G MY ''Meserret III'' is a luxury yacht built by Peene-Werft at Wolgast in 1992. The yacht was formerly known as ''Leander G''. She is owned by Ömer Koç, Mehmet Ömer Koç. Design ''Meserret III'' was designed by Claus Kusch, who had previously ...

'', a modern cruising superyacht

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