HMS Levant was a sixth-rate 28-gun frigate of the Coventry class,
launched in 1758. Principally a hunter of privateers, she was also
designed to be a match for small French frigates, but with a broader
hull and sturdier build at the expense of some speed and
manoeuvrability. Assigned to the Jamaica station in 1759, Levant
defeated nine French vessels in three years at sea and was part of the
British expedition against Martinique in 1762. The frigate was
decommissioned in 1763, returned to service in 1766 for patrol duties in
the Caribbean, decommissioned for a second time in 1770, and reinstated
at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. Sent to the
Mediterranean and based at Gibraltar, Levant captured or sank a total of
fourteen enemy craft over the next three years, including an 18-gun
American privateer. The ageing frigate was removed from Navy service in
1779 and broken up at Deptford Dockyard in 1780, having secured a total
of 31 victories during 21 years at sea.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Levant_%281758%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1801:
French Revolutionary Wars: A Royal Navy squadron attempted to
eliminate a smaller French Navy squadron at Algeciras before they could
join their Spanish allies.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Algeciras>
1940:
The Story Bridge in Brisbane, the longest cantilever bridge in
Australia, was opened by Sir Leslie Wilson, Governor of Queensland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Story_Bridge>
2013:
In the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 777 airliner,
Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed on final approach to San Francisco
International Airport, resulting in three deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiana_Airlines_Flight_214>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
ensorcell:
1. (transitive) To bewitch or enchant.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To captivate, entrance, fascinate.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ensorcell>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart,
as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the
long term for both yourself and others will come.
--Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tenzin_Gyatso,_14th_Dalai_Lama>