British Sixth Rate post ship 'Levant' (1813)

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Oxford (22) 1656-1669
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5th Rate Ship
(1656)
George TeerBritish
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Service 1758-1783
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Service 1758-1783
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American Unknown Gun
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(1838)
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American Unknown Gun
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(1839)
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Levant
Nominal Guns	20	B028
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	18.11.1812	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1813	BWAS-1793
Launched	8.12.1813	B028
How acquired	Built by Contract	B028
Shipyard	Chester - Cheshire	B028
Ship Class	Cyrus Class (1812)	B028
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	B028
Constructor	William CourtneyBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Sixth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Post Ship	B028
Broken Up	9.10.1820	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck116' 0"Imperial Feet35.3568
Length of Keel98' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet29.8768
Breadth29' 10"Imperial Feet8.8392
Depth in Hold8' 6"Imperial Feet2.5908
Draught Forward9' 6"Imperial Feet2.8956
Draught Aft10' 0"Imperial Feet3.048
Burthen464 ⁴²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1814Broadside Weight = 326 Imperial Pound ( 147.841 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck20 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
27.11.1812135Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1814CaptainBWAS-17931814 - 20.2.1815CaptainBWAS-179313.6.1815 - 11.1815CaptainBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
20.2.1815Taken off Madiera by the ConstitutionBWAS-1793
20.2.1815Action of 1815-02-20
20.2.1815Taken by off MadieraTRN4
11.3.1815Taken by Porto PrayaTRN4
11.1815Laid up at ChathamBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Unknown
9.10.1820Break up completed at ChathamBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

TRN4William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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