HMS Panther

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Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Panther, after the panther, whilst another two were planned:

  • Panther was a 54-gun fourth rate ship of the line launched in 1703. She was rebuilt in 1716, hulked in 1743 and sold in 1768.
  • Panther was 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1746 and broken up in 1756.
  • Panther was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1758. She was used as a hospital ship from 1791 and a prison hulk from 1807. She was broken up in 1813.
  • Panther was a 14-gun sloop built in 1778, and was being used as a survey vessel in 1802.
  • HMS Panther was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer launched in 1897 and sold in 1920.
  • HMS Panther was a P class destroyer launched in 1941 and sunk in 1943.
  • HMS Panther was a planned Leopard class frigate, but she was launched instead for the Indian Navy as INS Brahmaputra in 1957. She was deleted from the Indian Navy Lists in 1985.
  • HMS Panther was a planned Salisbury class frigate, ordered in 1956 but her name was changed to HMS Gloucester, before being eventually cancelled. Gloucester was subsequently reordered as a Leander class frigate.
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