HMS Panther (1703)
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| Name: | HMS Panther |
| Builder: | Popely, Deptford |
| Launched: | 15 March 1703 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1768 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 683 long tons (694.0 t) |
| Length: | 131 ft 3½ in (40.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 34 ft 4 in (10.5 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 13 ft 8 in (4.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 50 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1716 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 715 long tons (726.5 t) |
| Length: | 130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 35 ft (10.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
50 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Panther.
HMS Panther was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard and launched on 15 March 1703.[1]
Panther was rebuilt according to the 1706 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, and relaunched on 6 April 1716. She was hulked in 1743, remaining in that role until she was sold out of the navy in 1768.[2]
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[edit] References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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