HMS Panther (1746)

HMS Panther was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Plymouth Dockyard to the dimensions specified in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment, and launched on 24 June 1746.[1]

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

History
Great Britain
Name: HMS Panther
Ordered: 1 June 1744
Builder: Plymouth Dockyard
Launched: 24 June 1746
Fate: Broken up, 1756
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 1741 proposals 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 968 long tons (983.5 t)
Length: 140 ft (42.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 40 ft (12.2 m)
Depth of hold: 17 ft 2 1⁄2 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

Panther served until 1756, when she was broken up.[1]

Notes
  1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p172.
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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. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.


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