HMS Levant (1813)

Levant
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Levant
Ordered	18 November 1812
Builder	William Courtney, Chester
Laid down	January 1813
Launched	8 December 1813
Completed	By 22 April 1814
Fate	Broken up by 9 October 1820
General characteristics
Class and type	Rated 20-gun Cyrus-class sixth rate
Tons burthen	464 42⁄94 bm
Length	116 ft (35 m) (overall) 98 ft 1+1⁄4 in (29.9 m) (keel)
Beam	29 ft 10 in (9.09 m)
Draught	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Depth of hold	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Complement	135
Armament	2 × 6-pounders bow chasers + 20 × 32-pounder carronades

HMS Levant was a 20-gun Cyrus-class sixth rate of the Royal Navy built by William Courtney, of Chester. She was one of five British warships that USS Constitution captured or destroyed during the War of 1812. She was soon recaptured, and after 1817 was reclassified as a sloop of war. She was broken up in 1820.