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LEOPARD paddle frigate (1853)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopard | Deptford DYd | 8.1846 | 5.11.1850 | 3.1853 | sold 4.1867 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1413bm |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 66.4 pp |
| Breadth, m | 11.4 |
| Draught, m | 2.77 |
| No of shafts | 2 side wheels |
| Machinery | sails + 4 tubular boilers, 1 2-cyl VDA |
| Power, h. p. | 560nhp |
| Max speed, kts | 11.2 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 4 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 85cwt shell SBML, 2 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt shell SBML, 12 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 56cwt SBML |
| Complement | 200 |
Project history
2nd class frigate, 18 guns. Committee of Reference (John Fincham) design, approved in 1847. Originally ordered to Odin design but later lengthened by 3m. Wooden hull.
Modernizations
1862: was rearmed with 1 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt shell SBML, 5 x 1 - 183/12 100pdr 82cwt Armstrong BL, 8 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 56cwt SBML, 4 x 1 - 126/19 40pdr 32cwt BL
Naval service
No significant events.
