For other ships of the same name, see HMS Leveret. Career (UK) Royal Navy Ensign Name: HMS Leveret Ordered: 16 July 1803 Builder: John King of Dover Launched: 14 January 1806 Fate: Wrecked 10 Nov 1807 General characteristics Type: Cruizer-class brig-sloop Tonnage: 384 22/94 (bm) Length: 100 ft 0 in (30.48 m) (gundeck) 77 ft 2 3/4 in (23.539 m) (keel) Beam: 30 ft 7 in (9.32 m) Draught: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) (laden);10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) (unladen) Depth of hold: 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) Sail plan: Brig rigged Complement: 121 Armament: 16 x 32-pounder carronades + 2 x 6-pounder bow guns HMS Leveret was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by John King at Dover and launc hed in 1806. She was commissioned under Commander George Salt. She sailed for th e Mediterranean in April 1807 and was off Cadiz in July. Later she sailed to the Baltic. On 21 October she recaptured the brig Beaver, of Yarmouth.[1] Later that month Commander Richard James Laurence OConnor took command. She was u nder his command when she wrecked on the Galloper Rock near Great Yarmouth durin g a gale on 10 November.[2] She had been ordered to see Waldemaar, a captured Da nish ship-of-the-line, safely into port.[3] No lives were lost as a fishing smac k, the Samuel, came up and Leveret's crew used her boats to transfer to the smac k.[4] The court martial held on board Magnanime in Sheerness Harbour on 18 November 18 07 ruled that O'Connor, his officers and his crew had made every exertion to sav e their ship once she had struck.[3] Rear Admiral Wells, Commander-in-Chief Shee rness, then charged that O'Connor had not helped a frigate on her beam ends on the Long Sand on 10 November.[3] The court ruled that O'Connor was blameless and th at the charge was not proven. O'Connors next command was the 18-gun brig Ned Elve n. References Citations The London Gazette: no. 16123. p. 307. 27 February 1808. Gossett (1986), p.61. The Naval chronicle, Volume 18, pp.515-6. Hepper (1994), p.120. Bibliography Gossett, William Patrick (1986) The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. (London:Mansell). ISBN 0-7201-1816-6 Hepper, David J. (1994) British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859 . (Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot). ISBN 0-948864-30-3 Michael Phillips Ships of the Old Navy" Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 17931817: Design, C onstruction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1. [show] v t e Cruizer-class brig-sloop Categories: Maritime incidents in 1807 1806 ships Cruizer-class brig-sloops Ships built in Kent Navigation menu Create account Log in Article Talk Read Edit View history Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Donate to Wikipedia Wikimedia Shop Interaction Help About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact page Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Data item Cite this page Print/export Create a book Download as PDF Printable version Languages ????? Edit links This page was last modified on 12 April 2014 at 22:09. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use a nd Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundatio n, Inc., a non-profit organization. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Contact Wikipedia Developers Mobile view