English ship Leopard (1635)
Leopard was a 34-gun third-rate ship of the line of the English Navy, built by Peter Pett I at Woolwich and launched in 1635.
| History | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 |
During the First Anglo-Dutch War, Leopard was captured by the Eendracht of the Dutch Republic at the Battle of Leghorn on 3 March 1653, with the loss of 70 men killed and 54 wounded. In Dutch service she was renamed Luipaard.
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