 | | | | | | History Store > | HMS Leopard - Museum Quality Replica Ship | |  | | | The HMS Leopard was
made famous in the
Patrick O’Brien
novel “Desolation
Island”, where
Captain Jack Aubrey
was assigned to
rescue Governor Bligh
of the famed “Mutiny
on the Bounty”.
In history, the HMS
Leopard, is best
known for
the “Chesapeake-
Leopard” affair of
1807 (which many saw
as a prelude to the
War of 1812). Under
the command of
Captain Humphreys,
the Leopard hailed
the USS Chesapeake to
search for suspected
deserters. The
Leopard sent a boat
over to the
Chesapeake with a
copy of a search
order. Denying the
request, the
Commodore of the
Chesapeake sent the
boat back while
secretly clearing the
gun decks in
preparation for
battle. Not letting
himself be outwit,
the HMS Leopard was
prepared and fired
three full broadsides
on the Chesapeake.
Able to fire off only
one shot in
retaliation, the
Chesapeake
surrendered and
allowed the boarding
and search previously
requested by more
peaceful means. Four
suspected deserters
were captured and
brought back to the
Leopard.
In 1812 the Leopard
was converted to a
troop ship and
finally met her
demise in 1814, by
grounding in the Gulf
of St Lawrence due to
heavy fog.
38" long x 12" Wide x
29" High
Requires hundreds of
hours to build from
scratch (not from a
model kit) by our
master artisans.
Plank on frame
construction (a
painstaking process
where each individual
plank is added to the
hull one at a time).
Built with rare, high
quality woods such as
cherry, teak, yellow
siris, birch and
rosewood.
The model rests
perfectly on a large
wood base between
four arched dolphins.
No fittings (machine
turned brass cannons
and metal anchors)
Note the significant
detail including the
planked hull where
you can see the nail
holes.
To build this ship,
extensive research
was done using
various sources such
as museums, drawings,
copies of original
plans and photos of
the actual ship.
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Product Details:
NAME: HMS Leopard - Museum Quality Replica Ship
TYPE: Reproduction
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