English ship Leopard (1635)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Leopard.

History
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
NameLeopard
Ordered1 March 1634
BuilderPeter Pett I, Woolwich
Launched11 March 1635
Commissioned1635
Captured4 March 1653, by the Dutch
Dutch Navy EnsignDutch Republic
NameLuipaard
Acquired4 March 1653
General characteristics [1]
Class & type34-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen516 (550.3 by later calculation)
Length95 ft (29 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament36 guns of various weights of shot

Leopard was a 34-gun third-rate ship of the line of the English Navy, built by Peter Pett I at Woolwich and launched in 1635.[1][2]

During the First Anglo-Dutch War, Leopard was captured by the Eendracht of the Dutch Republic at the Battle of Leghorn on 3 March 1653, with the loss of 70 men killed and 54 wounded. In Dutch service she was renamed Luipaard.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line Vol. 1, p. 158.
  2. ^ "British ship "Leopard" (1635)". threedecks.org.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
  • Winfield, Rif (2009) British Warships in the Age of Sail: 1603 - 1714. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6.


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