HMS Leopard (1659)

History
England
Name	HMS Leopard
Ordered	29 September 1657
Builder	Jonas Shish, Deptford Dockyard
Launched	February 1659
Fate	Sunk as breakwater, 1699
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Fourth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	645 long tons (655.4 t)
Length	109 ft (33.2 m) (keel)
Beam	33 ft 9 in (10.3 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft (4.6 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	44 guns (1660); 54 guns (1677)

Leopard was a 44-gun fourth-rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Deptford, and launched in February 1659. By 1666 her armament had been increased to 56 guns.[1]

Leopard was sunk as the foundation for a breakwater in 1699.[1]

Notes

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.
Winfield, Rif (2009) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6.

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