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Levant

HMS Levant

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeSloop
Guns20 guns
WarWar of 1812

Ship-sloop under George Douglas, taken by Constitution with Cyane off Madeira on 20 February 1815. Retaken in Porto Praya in the Cape Verde Islands in March, when a British squadron of three frigates came on Constitution and her prizes at anchor there.

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth proposed (and approved) for Levant (1813), Cyrus (1813), Medina (1813), Carron (1813), Cyrene (1814), Falmouth (1814), Hind (1814), Slaney (1813), Lee (1814), Spey (1814), Esk (1813), Leven (1813), Erne (1813), Larne Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author Navy Office, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 2 × 6-pounders bow chasers + 20 × 32-pounder carronades
BuilderWilliam Courtney, Chester
Laid downJanuary 1813
Launched8 December 1813
Length116 ft (35 m) (overall) 98 ft 1+1⁄4 in (29.9 m) (keel)
Complement135

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

8 December 1813

20 February 1815

George Douglas; retaken at Porto Praya in March

Fate

Survived

Broken up by 9 October 1820