History | |
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England | |
Name | Leopard |
Ordered | 1 March 1634 |
Builder | Peter Pett I, Woolwich |
Launched | 11 March 1635 |
Commissioned | 1635 |
Captured | 4 March 1653, by the Dutch |
Dutch Republic | |
Name | Luipaard |
Acquired | 4 March 1653 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 34-gun third-rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 516 (550.3 by later calculation) |
Length | 95 ft (29 m) (keel) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 36 guns of various weights of shot |
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