HMS Leopard (1703)

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Leopard
BuilderSwallow, Rotherhithe
Launched15 March 1703
FateBroken up, 1739
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen683
Length131 ft 1 in (40.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam34 ft 4+12 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament50 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1721 rebuild[2]
Class and type1719 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen762
Length134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam36 ft (11.0 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 2 in (4.6 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 18-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

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]

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

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  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 166.
  2. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 170.

References

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  • 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.