HMS Leopard was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Rotherhithe and launched on 15 March 1703.[1]
| History | |
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| Name | HMS Leopard |
| Builder | Swallow, Rotherhithe |
| Launched | 15 March 1703 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1739 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 683 |
| Length | 131 ft 1 in (40.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 34 ft 4+1⁄2 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1721 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type | 1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 762 |
| Length | 134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft 2 in (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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Leopard underwent a rebuild according to the 1719 Establishment at Woolwich, and was relaunched on 18 April 1721. Leopard served until 1739, when she was broken up.[2]
Notes
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.