French ship Léopard (1642)

The Léopard was a 28-gun small ship of the line of the French Royal Navy, constructed by the Dutch shipwright Jan Gron (usually called Jean de Werth in French) at the new state dockyard at Île d'Indret near Nantes. She and her sister Tigre were two-deckers, but with only a few guns on the upper deck.

History
France
NameLéopard
NamesakeLeopard
OwnerFrench Royal Navy
Builder"Jean de Werth" (real name Jan Gron), in Île d'Indret Dockyard
Laid down1640
Launched1642
Completed1644
FateDelivered to Spanish by her mutinous crew in April 1651
General characteristics
Class and typeship of the line
Tonnage300 tons
Decks2 gun decks
Complement170
Armament28 guns:
ArmourTimber

In April 1651 her crew mutinied and handed the ship over to the Spanish at San Lucar.

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