HMS Leopard (1703)

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

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Leopard
BuilderSwallow, Rotherhithe
Launched15 March 1703
FateBroken up, 1739
General characteristics as built[1]
Class & type50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen683
Length131 ft 1 in (40.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam34 ft 4+1⁄2 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 & 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

  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

  • 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.


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