British Third Rate ship 'Leopard' (1635)

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Leopard
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.3.1633/34	BWAS-1603
Launched	11.3.1634/35	BWAS-1603
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Manley CallisBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1603
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Ship	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Captured	4.3.1652/53	B028
Becomes	Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Luijpaert' (1653) (44) 1653-1665 Dutch 44 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel95' 0"Imperial Feet28.956
Breadth33' 4 ½"Imperial Feet10.0711
Depth in Hold15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Draught Aft17' 3"Imperial Feet5.1925
Burthen660 ³⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1651/52180 BWAS-1603
1666250 BWAS-1603

19 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1635CaptainBWAS-160321.2.1636/37 - 1637AdmiralBWAS-16031638CaptainBWAS-16031639CaptainBWAS-16031640CaptainBWAS-16031641CaptainBWAS-16031643CaptainBWAS-16031644 - 1645AdmiralBWAS-16031645CaptainBWAS-16031645 - 1646CaptainBWAS-16031646CaptainBWAS-16031646 - 1647CaptainBWAS-16031647CaptainBWAS-16031647 - 1648CaptainBWAS-16031649 - 1650Vice-AdmiralBWAS-160315.10.1649 - 10.1649CaptainSPD-16491651 - 1652CaptainBWAS-16031652CaptainBWAS-16031652 - 4.3.1652/53CaptainBWAS-1603

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
15.10.1649 - 1649MasterSPD-1649

Service History

DateEventSource
1635In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1637Sailed with the expedition to SaleeBWAS-1603
21.2.1636/37At Tilbury HopeSPD-1637
18.4.1637Arrived at SalleeSPD-1637
29.7.1637At Salee. Mr. [Robert] Blake came aboard with 13 English.SPD-1637
31.7.1637Came aboard 40 Christian captivesSPD-1637
1.8.1637We had 180 Christians came aboardSPD-1637
2.8.1637We had 73 more came aboardSPD-1637
13.10.1637Arrived at ChathamSPD-1637
1643In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1644Flagship on the Irish stationBWAS-1603
1645Flagship on the Irish stationBWAS-1603
1647In the DownsBWAS-1603
1649Took the Ship off Kinsale
25.4.1649Took the Ship
22.5.1649Blockade of Kinsale
10.3.1649/50Blockade of the Tagus
1652Refitted as a 40 gun Third Rate
4.3.1652/53Battle of Leghorn

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1645-1645	Summer Guard of 1645
1646-1646	Winter Guard of 1646
1647-1648	Winter Guard of 1647	Thomas RainsboroughBritish Naval Sailor Service 1643-1648
9.1649-1650	Winter Guard of 1649
14.2.1649/50-1652	Fleet sent to Lisbon	Robert BlakeBritish Naval Sailor Soldier Service 1649-1657

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

SPD-1637John Bruce, Book

SPD-1649Mary Anne Everett Green, Book

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