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 Jon Miller on Sunday 21st of June 2026 22:46

Portsmouth, 12 January 1722: On Friday his Majesty’s ship Carisfort sailed from Spithead into the harbour to refit. Same day his Majesty’s ship Barfleur attempted to come into harbour, but before she got to the buoy, the wind died away, and she was forced to put back to Spithead, until a more favourable opportunity.
Same day the Commissioner sailed in his yacht to Spithead, and paid the Raven sloop of war two months advance. The above sloop is to sail with the Levant frigate, to join Admiral Sir Peter Denis in the Mediterranean.
The Princess Royal, of 90 guns, is in great forwardness on the stocks. The Lion and Berwick, the latter of 70, the former of 64 guns, are in the same condition on the new slips. [Kentish Gazette, 14 January 1772]

On Monday sailed from Portsmouth, the Levant frigate, Capt Thompson, having on board the Hon Mr Walpole, for Lisbon; and the Raven sloop of war for the Mediterranean. [Kentish Gazette, 14 January 1772]

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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