[2] Pomone and Shannon, the second and third ship of the class respectively, was built using Josiah Brindley's patent method of construction which dispensed with 'lodging' and 'hanging knees', oak elements that had to be grown to shape.

Oak suitable for shipbuilding had become increasingly difficult to obtain through the long period of warfare.

Captain Philip Broke of Shannon claimed her topsides were weak and "worked like a basket."

The Leda class stood to their canvas well and liked a stiff gale, but were prone to excessive pitching in very heavy seas.

Lastly, captains considered the class to be "wet", a result of lively rolling and pitching causing seams to loosen.