HMS Panther (1746)

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 bm
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

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]

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