On 30 October 1788, Léopard departed Toulon for a cruise in the Caribbean, under Captain de la Galissoninère.[1][3]
On 15 September 1790, a fight between sailors from Léopard and Patriote caused a mutiny; the entire crew of Léopard was expelled from the Navy by a decree of the National Constituent Assembly.[1]
From 1792, Léopard took part in the Expédition de Sardaigne under Captain Bourdon-Gramont, capturing Carloforte on 8 January 1793. On 17 February, Léopard ran aground in a storm off Cagliari; after two days trying to refloat her, the crew abandoned the ship and set her on fire after offloading the guns and matériel.
^ abcdefghRoche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 278. ISBN978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC165892922.
^Les Barrin de la Galissoninère, Pierre Roucou, Le Pallet, Patrie d'Abélard, 2e édition 2003, Association culturelle Pierre Abélard, édition avril 2006.
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