HMS Panther (1703)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Panther
Builder	Popely, Deptford
Launched	15 March 1703
Fate	Sold, 1768
General characteristics as built
Class and type	50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	683 bm
Length	131 ft 3+1⁄2 in (40.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam	34 ft 4 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 8 in (4.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1716 rebuild
Class and type	1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	715 bm
Length	130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam	35 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns:; Gundeck: 22 × 18-pdrs; Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pdrs; Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pdrs; Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs;

HMS Panther was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 15 March 1703.^[1]

In 1707, she belonged to Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell's fleet. She saw action during the unsuccessful Battle of Toulon and was present during the great naval disaster off the Isles of Scilly when Shovell and four of his ships (Association, Firebrand, Romney and Eagle) were lost, claiming the lives of nearly 2,000^[3] sailors. Panther suffered little to no damage and finally managed to reach Portsmouth.

Panther was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, and relaunched on 6 April 1716. She was hulked in 1743, remaining in that role until she was sold out of the navy in 1768.^[2]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.
^ ^a ^b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p168.
^ Sobel, Dava, Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time, Fourth Estate Ltd., London 1998, p. 6, ISBN 1-85702-571-7

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.

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[Lavery,_SoLv1_p166-1] Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.

[Lavery,_SoLv1_p168-2] Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p168.

[3] Sobel, Dava, Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time, Fourth Estate Ltd., London 1998, p. 6, ISBN 1-85702-571-7

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v t e 1706 Establishment ships
90-gun second-rates	Neptune Vanguard Princess Sandwich Barfleur
80-gun third-rates	Boyne Humber Russell Cumberland Devonshire Dorsetshire Shrewsbury Cambridge Torbay Newark
70-gun third rates	Resolution Captain Grafton Hampton Court Edgar Yarmouth Orford Royal Oak Expedition Monmouth Revenge Suffolk
60-gun fourth-rates	Plymouth Lion Gloucester Rippon Montagu Medway Kingston Nottingham
50-gun fourth-rates	Salisbury Falmouth Ruby Chester Romney Pembroke Warwick Gloucester Ormonde Bonaventure Bristol Advice Assistance Strafford Worcester Rochester Dartmouth Panther Guernsey Salisbury Winchester St Albans Norwich Weymouth Deptford Swallow Tyger
Followed by: 1719 Establishment List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy List of frigates of the Royal Navy

History

Great Britain
Name	HMS Panther
Builder	Popely, Deptford
Launched	15 March 1703
Fate	Sold, 1768
General characteristics as built^[1]
Class and type	50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	683 bm
Length	131 ft 3+1⁄2 in (40.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam	34 ft 4 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 8 in (4.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1716 rebuild^[2]
Class and type	1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	715 bm
Length	130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam	35 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns: Gundeck: 22 × 18-pdrs Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs