HMS Leopard (1741)

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

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

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

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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