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Name | HMS Leopard |
Ordered | 28 April 1740 |
Builder | Perry, Blackwall Yard |
Launched | 30 October 1741 |
Fate | Broken up, 1761 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 1733 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 872 |
Length | 134 ft (40.8 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 38 ft 6 in (11.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 15 ft 9 in (4.8 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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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
[edit]References
[edit]- 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.