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HMS Leopard (1741)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Leopard
Ordered28 April 1740
BuilderPerry, Blackwall Yard
Launched30 October 1741
FateBroken up, 1761
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1733 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen872
Length134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam38 ft 6 in (11.7 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 9 in (4.8 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 according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Blackwall Yard, and launched on 30 October 1741.[1]

Leopard was broken up in 1761.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p171.

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.