English ship Leopard (1659)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Leopard.

Leopard was a 44-gun fourth-rate frigate of the English Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Deptford, and launched in February 1659. By 1666 her armament had been increased to 56 guns.^[1]

History
England
Name	Leopard
Ordered	29 September 1657
Builder	Jonas Shish, Deptford Dockyard
Launched	February 1659
Fate	Sunk as breakwater, 1699
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	Fourth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	645 bm
Length	109 ft (33.2 m) (keel)
Beam	33 ft 9 in (10.3 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft (4.6 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	44 guns (1660); 54 guns (1677)

Leopard was sunk as the foundation for a breakwater in 1699.^[1]