American sloop 'Levant' (1837)

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Levant
Nominal Guns	22	ref:740
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	United States Navy
Keel Laid Down	1837	ref:740
Launched	28.12.1837	ref:740
First Commissioned	17.3.1838	ref:740
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:740
Shipyard	New York Naval Shipyard - New York	ref:740
Ship Class	Cyane Class (1837)	ref:740
Designed by	Samuel HumphreysAmerican Ship Builder Service 1778	ref:740
Category	Unrated	ref:740
Ship Type	Sloop	ref:740
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	ref:740
Wrecked	9.1860	ref:740

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:740
Between Perpendiculars132' 3"US Feet40.236
Breadth36' 3"US Feet10.9855
Depth in Hold16' 6"US Feet4.9022
Burthen792US Ton

Armament

28.12.1837Broadside Weight = 336 Imperial Pound ( 152.376 kg)ref:740
Gun Deck18 American 32-Pounder
Gun Deck4 American 24 Pounder

1843Broadside Weight = 288 Imperial Pound ( 130.608 kg)ref:740
Gun Deck18 American 32-Pounder
Gun Deck4 American 8" Shell Gun

1850Broadside Weight = 256 Imperial Pound ( 116.096 kg)ref:740
Gun Deck16 American 32-Pounder
Gun Deck4 American 8" Shell Gun

1856Broadside Weight = 224 Imperial Pound ( 101.584 kg)ref:740
Gun Deck14 American 32-Pounder
Gun Deck4 American 8" Shell Gun

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
28.12.1837200Design Complementref:740

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1839 - 10.1839Professor of Mathematics†ref:19611839 - 10.1839Midshipman†ref:1961

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1839 - 10.1839Ordinary Seaman†ref:1961

1 Marine

DatesRankNameSource
1839 - 10.1839Marine Private†ref:1961

Service History

DateEventSource
18.9.1860

Sailed to Panama

Never arrived , lost at sea after depart fom Hawaii

DANFS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

ref:1961 Periodical

ref:740Paul H. Silverstone, Book

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