Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
History Great Britain 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 lineTons 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 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
^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 166.
^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 170.
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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