HMS Leopard (1790)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Leopard.
HMS Leopard was a 50-gun Portland class fourth rate of the Royal Navy. She served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and was notable for the actions of her captain in 1807, which were emblematic of the tensions that later erupted in the War of 1812 between Britain and America. She was wrecked in 1814.
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Name | Leopard |
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Launched | 24 April 1790 |
Completed | By 26 May 1790 |
Reclassified | Troopship in 1812 |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"[1] |
Fate | Wrecked on 28 June 1814 |
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Class and type | 50-gun Portland class fourth rate |
Tons burthen | 1,055 75⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 40 ft 8 in (12.4 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 350 |
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