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Leveret5085
Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat BritainBWAS-1793
OperatorThe Royal NavyBWAS-1793
Ordered1803/07/16BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1805/08BWAS-1793
Launched1806/01/14BWAS-1793
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1793
ShipyardKing\'s Boatbuilders, Beach Street, Dover BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCruizer ClassBWAS-1793
Designed byWilliam Rule BWAS-1793
ConstructorJohn King BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeBrig-Sloop BWAS-1793
Wrecked1807/11/10BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 2"Imperial Feet30.5308
Length of Keel77' 5 ⅛"Imperial Feet23.5998
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet 
Draught Forward6' 8"Imperial Feet2.032
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen387 3094Tons BM 

Armament

1806/01/14Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg) BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2British 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement 
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
1806/021807/10/13CommanderGeorge Burgoyne SaltBWAS-1793
1807/10/131807/11/10CommanderRichard James Lawrence O'ConnorBWAS-1793
Service History
DateEvent Source
1806/01/11Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1793
1806/04/09Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard BWAS-1793
1807/04Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1807/11/10Wrecked on the Galloper Rock, no casualtiesBWAS-1793

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Saturday 2nd of June 2012 20:26

10 Nov 1807 Leveret 18 brig sloop wrecked on the Galloper, Thames estuary

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