HMS Barracouta (1820)

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.

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

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