British sloop 'Leveret' (1806)

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Leveret
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	16.7.1803	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	8.1805	BWAS-1793
Launched	14.1.1806	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	King's Boatbuilders - Dover	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cruizer Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	William RuleBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1813	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John KingBritish Ship Builder Service 1769	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	10.11.1807	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck100' 2"Imperial Feet30.5308
Length of Keel77' 5 ⅛"Imperial Feet23.4728
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Draught Forward6' 8"Imperial Feet2.032
Draught Aft11' 0"Imperial Feet3.3528
Burthen387 ³⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

14.1.1806Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1797121Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
2.1806 - 13.10.1807CommanderBWAS-179313.10.1807 - 10.11.1807CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1.1806Began fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
9.4.1806Completed fitting at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1793
4.1807Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
10.11.1807Wrecked on the Galloper Rock, no casualtiesBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Saturday 2nd of June 2012 19:26

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

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