''Leopard'' was a 34-gun

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of the

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, built by

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I at

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and launched in 1635. During the

First Anglo-Dutch War The First Anglo-Dutch War, or simply the First Dutch War, ( nl, Eerste Engelse (zee-)oorlog, "First English (Sea) War"; 1652–1654) was a conflict fought entirely at sea between the navies of the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic, ...

, ''Leopard'' was captured by the ''Eendracht'' of the

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at the

Battle of Leghorn The naval Battle of Leghorn took place on 4 March 1653 (14 March Gregorian calendar), during the First Anglo-Dutch War, near Leghorn (Livorno), Italy. It was a victory of a Dutch squadron under Commodore Johan van Galen over an English squadron ...

on 3 March 1653, with the loss of 70 men killed and 54 wounded. In Dutch service she was renamed ''Luipaard''.

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References

*Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.'' Conway Maritime Press. . *Winfield, Rif (2009) ''British Warships in the Age of Sail: 1603 - 1714''. Seaforth Publishing. . Ships of the English navy Ships of the line of the Dutch Republic Ships built in Woolwich 1630s ships Captured ships {{UK-line-ship-stub