French ship Léopard explained

At least three ships of the French Navy have been named Léopard:

• , a 28-gun small ship of the line launched in 1642 and passed to Spain in 1651 by her mutinous crew.
• , a 74-gun launched in 1787 and scuttled by fire in 1793.
• , a launched in 1924 and lost in 1943.