HMS Leopard (1741)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Leopard
Ordered	28 April 1740
Builder	Perry, Blackwall Yard
Launched	30 October 1741
Fate	Broken up, 1761
General characteristics
Class & 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	50 guns:; Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs; Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs; Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs; Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs;

Last updated December 15, 2025

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 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 171.

References

Lavery, Brian (1983) 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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[Lavery,_SoLv1_p171-1] 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 171.

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History




Great Britain
Name	HMS Leopard
Ordered	28 April 1740
Builder	Perry, Blackwall Yard
Launched	30 October 1741
Fate	Broken up, 1761


General characteristics ^[1]
Class & 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	50 guns: Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs