Leda was launched in 1807 at Whitby. She spent most of her career as a London transport, and then a West Indiaman. She was wrecked in May 1819 on a voyage to Bombay while sailing under a license from the British East India Company (EIC).
Leda first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1808 with Wilmot, master, Richardson, owner, and trade London transport.[1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1816 | Wilmot L.Lucy | Richardson | London transport London–Jamaica | LR; thorough repair 1815 |
| 1818 | L.Lacey | Richardson | London–Jamaica | LR; thorough repair 1815 |
| 1819 | L.Lacey Lamb | Richardson | London–Jamaica | LR; thorough repair 1815 |
| 1820 | G.Lamb | Richardson | Liverpool–Bombay | LR; thorough repair 1815 |
In 1813 the EIC lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC. In January 1819 Leda, G.Lamb, master, sailed for Bombay.[2]
Leda, Lamb, master, arrived at Madeira on 17 February 1819 and sailed for Bombay. She ran aground on a shoal 9nmi south west of Mayotte on 14 May 1819. She was wrecked but her crew were rescued. They arrived at Bombay on 24 June.[3]