HMS Barracouta (1820)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Barracouta.

HMS Barracouta was a Royal Navy survey ship. It accompanied HMS Leven in 1821 to 1826 in order to map Africa's eastern coastline.^[1] The expedition was led by British explorer and naval officer Vice Admiral William Fitzwilliam Owen.^[2] The master of the Barracouta was A. F. Morgan, whose name was used for Morgan Bay in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.^[3]

History
United Kingdom
Name	Barracouta
Ordered	1817
Builder	Royal Dockyards
Laid down	1818
Launched	1820
General characteristics
Class and type	Cherokee-class brig-sloop
Length	27 m (89 ft) (overall)
Sail plan	Brig sloop
Armament	Sloop-of-war: 2 × 6-pounder bow chasers + 8 × 18-pounder carronades Survey voyages: 6 guns

Barracouta was converted to a barque-rigged packet in 1829 and sold in 1836.^[4]