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.

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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

_____________________________ 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

___________________________ 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