British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Leopard' (1659)

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Leopard ➡ 1686 Leopard Hulk	461
Nominal Guns	44
Nationality	Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	29.9.1657
Launched	2.1659
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford
Constructor	Manley CallisBritish Ship Builder
Category	Fourth Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sunk as Breakwater	7.6.1699

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel109' 0"Imperial Feet33.2232
Breadth33' 4 ½"Imperial Feet10.0711
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Burthen645Tons BM

Armament

1666Broadside Weight = 500 Imperial Pound ( 226.7502 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck22 British Demi-Cannon
Lower Gun Deck2 British Culverin
Upper Gun Deck24 British Demi-Culverin
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 British Saker

1677Broadside Weight = 376 Imperial Pound ( 170.5162 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 British 6-Pound Saker
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 British Saker

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1660160 BWAS-1603
1666250 BWAS-1603

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1659 - 1660CaptainBWAS-16031.1.1661/62 - 24.7.1663CaptainB05111.5.1664 - 6.7.1666CaptainB0517.7.1666 - 23.1.1667/68CaptainBWAS-160329.5.1668 - 3.8.1669Captain†B05117.1.1671/72 - 27.5.1673Captain†B05129.3.1677 - 4.9.1678CommodoreB05110.1.1679/80 - 27.1.1679/80CaptainBWAS-160328.1.1679/80 - 20.4.1681CaptainBWAS-1603

7 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1660LieutenantB0511662LieutenantB0511662LieutenantB0511672LieutenantB051bef.1.5.1677 - 11.9.1678First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 8/1/83B051bef.1.5.1677 - aft.1.5.1677Second Lieutenant ADM 8/1/83ADM 813.1.1678/79 - 20.4.1680LieutenantB051

4 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.1.1679/80 - 2.5.1681MasterPMD1681 - bef.26.6.1681BoatswainCTB-071695Carpenter ADM 6/3/75ADM 6/323.4.1695 - bef.7.6.1699Boatswain ADM 6/3/51ADM 6/3

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
26.3.1673 - 1673Midshipman Extra Vol 59:2, 187-192ref:628

Service History

DateEventSource
1659Operations in the SoundBWAS-1603
2.1659Completed at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £5482.10.0dBWAS-1603
1660In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
1662Sailed to the East IndiesBWAS-1603
1663Returned homeBWAS-1603
1664Sailed for the MediteraneanBWAS-1603
3.6.1665Battle of Lowestoft
1666Rerated as a 56 gunner
1.6.1666Four Days Battle
25.7.1666St James Day Battle
1667Possibly underwent a rebuild at Deptford DockyardBWAS-1603
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
1673Sailed to the LevantBWAS-1603
11.8.1673

Paid off

ADM 33
4.1677Sailed to Newfoundland with a Broad PenantBWAS-1603
7.9.1678Paid offADM 33
1680In the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
3.5.1681Paid offADM 33
19.3.1685/86Rerated as a Hulk
19.3.1685/86

Hulked and sent ot Gibraltar

BWAS-1603
19.3.1685/86Renamed Leopard HulkBWAS-1603
7.6.1699

Sunk as a breakwater at Sheerness

BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/3 Archive

ADM 8Authority, Document

B051John Charnock, Digital Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

CTB-07 Digital Book

PMD Book

ref:628 Book

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