Commissioned in 1958, Leopard was a Type 41 Anti-aircraft frigate and initially took up station in the South Atlantic. With the volcanic eruption on the island of Tristan da Cunha, Leopard aided in the relief effort.
In 1963 the ship was damaged in a collision with the South African minesweeper Pietermaritzburg and had to return to Britain for repair and refit. From 1966-68 she was stationed in the Far East before going to Bermuda in response to civil unrest, ending 1968 at the Portsmouth Navy Day.
During the Cod Wars with Iceland, Leopard was at the centre of a confrontation between the Icelandic and British Governments over allegations of threatening behaviour towards an Icelandic patrol ship.
The ship would be scrapped in 1977.
This is the original drawing from which our prints have been taken, this artwork comes unframed and is A3 (42cm x 30cm : 16.5" x 12").
