HMS Leven (1813)

HMS Leven, was a 20-gun sixth-ratepost ship (sometimes referred to as a sloop) of the Cyrus class, for the Royal Navy. She was built in Ipswich, and launched on 23 December 1813. She was notable as the survey ship that mapped large stretches of the coast of Africa in a voyage from 1821 to 1826, under the command of Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen. Leven Point near in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, is named after the ship.