| Navy | The Free French Navy |
| Type | Large destroyer |
| Class | Chacal |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | At.&Ch de la Loire (St. Nazaire, France) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 1 Aug 1923 |
| Launched | 20 Sep 1924 |
| Commissioned | 31 Aug 1940 |
| Lost | 27 May 1943 |
| Loss position | |
| History | The French large destroyer Léopard was seized by the Royal Navy in Porstmouth on 3 July 1940. |
| Former name | Léopard |
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Noteable events involving Léopard include:
23 Jan 1941
The Polish destroyer Garland and the Free French destroyer Léopard composed the escort of a large troop ship heading to Canada.
25 Jan 1941
Due to fuel shortage, Léopard left the group and turned back.
24 Feb 1941
Léopard picks up 41 survivors from the British merchant Waynegate that was sunk earlier that day by U-73 south of Iceland in position 58º50'N, 21º47'W. The survivors were landed at Greenock on 28 February. (see map)
11 Jul 1942
The German submarine U-136 was sunk in the Atlantic west of Madeira, Portugal, in position 33º30'N, 22º52'W by the Free French destroyer Léopard (Lt.Cdr. Richard), the British frigate HMS Spey (Cdr. H.G. Boys-Smith, DSO and Bar, RNR) and the British sloop HMS Pelican (Cdr. G.V. Gladstone, RN). (see map)