British Sixth Rate frigate 'Levant' (1758)

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Levant

5083
Nominal Guns28BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered6.5.1757BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down6.1757BWAS-1714
Launched6.7.1758BWAS-1714
First Commissioned18.10.1758BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardBuckler's Hard - Hampshire BWAS-1714
Ship ClassCoventry Class (1756)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Henry AdamsBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1713-1805
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Broken Up27.9.1780BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck118' 5"Imperial Feet35.9735 
Length of Keel97' 3 ⅝"Imperial Feet29.5815 
Breadth33' 11"Imperial Feet10.0669 
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004 
Burthen595 34⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


6.7.1758Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1756200Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
18.10.1758 - 7.2.1762Captain
William TuckerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1745-1762
ADM 6/18/548BWAS-17147.2.1762 - 2.9.1763Captain
John LaforeyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748-1797
BWAS-171420.6.1765 - 25.8.1766Captain
James AlmsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1784
ADM 6/20/78ADM 6/2025.8.1766 - 11.5.1769Captain
Basil KeithBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1751
Transfered ADM 6/20/134BWAS-171411.5.1769 - 30.5.1770Captain
Alan GardnerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1808
ADM 6/20/280
Issued by
William ParryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1778

Confirmed 13.6.1770ADM 6/208.8.1771 - 10.10.1771Captain
George CollierBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1747-1795
Transfered ADM 6/20/393ADM 6/2010.10.1771 - 31.3.1775Captain
Samuel ThompsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1788
ADM 6/20/407BWAS-171431.3.1775 - 15.10.1779Captain
The Hon. George MurrayBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1796
ADM 6/21/82BWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
27.10.1758 - 2.5.1759Second Lieutenant
William BurstallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1800
ADM 6/18/553ADM 6/182.5.1759 - 2.9.1763First Lieutenant
William BurstallBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1800
ADM 6/19/62ADM 6/1829.9.1766 - 8.11.1766First Lieutenant
Henry VassmerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1763
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/20/138ADM/L

2 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
15.2.1772 - 4.1775Midshipman
James SaumarezBritish
Naval Sailor
ref:135919.8.1775 - 15.10.1779Midshipman
Henry William BayntunBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1837
ref:616

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
20.5.1775 - 19.8.1775Captain's Servant
Henry William BayntunBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1775-1837
ref:616

Service History


DateEventSource
6.7.1758building at Buckler's Hard - Hampshire at a cost of £5423.9.0dBWAS-1714
17.7.1758Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
16.6.1759Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £4906.3.9dBWAS-1714
23.7.1759Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
29.4.1760Took the Privateer
Le Saint Pierre (Unknown) 1760-1760
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

29.6.1760Took the Privateer
Le Scipio (Unknown) 1760-1760
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

18.12.1760Took the Privateer
L'Union (Unknown) 1760-1760
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

15.2.1761Took the Privateer
La Catherine (Unknown) 1761-1761
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

13.7.1761Took the Privateer
La Dulcinée (Unknown) 1761-1761
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

19.7.1761Took the Privateer
L'Aventurier (Unknown) 1761-1761
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
13.5.1762Took the Privateer
Le Fier (Unknown) 1762-1762
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

2.9.1763

Paid off

ADM 33
4.11.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
28.11.1766Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1714
30.5.1770

Paid off

ADM 33
27.9.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
11.1770Began great repair at Deptford - London BWAS-1714
4.1771Completed great repair at Deptford - London at a cost of £5869.0.3dBWAS-1714
10.1771fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3059.18.0dBWAS-1714
13.1.1772Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1775HomeBWAS-1714
22.6.1775Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
8.3.1777Took the Brig
General Montgomery (18) 1777-1777
American 18 Gun
Privateer Brig

17.7.1779Took the Privateer
La Revanche (Unknown) 1779-1779
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

16.10.1779

Paid off

ADM 34
16.8.1780Ordered to be broken upBWAS-1714
27.9.1780CompletedBWAS-1714

 
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Posted by Linda Harkness on Thursday 7th of May 2026 16:26

PROB 11-1023-166 has the Levant returning from Virginia in Aug 1776

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