Levant Fleet

Levant Fleet
Royal Louis, flagship of the Levant Fleet under Louis XIV[1]
Active1689–1792
CountryKingdom of France
BranchRoyal French Navy
TypeNaval fleet
RoleNaval operations in the Mediterranean
Garrison/HQArsenal of Toulon
Arsenal of Galères
EngagementsFranco-Dutch War
Nine Years' War
War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Austrian Succession
Seven Years' War
American War of Independence

The Levant Fleet (French: Flotte du Levant) was the designation under the Ancien Regime for the naval vessels of the Royal French Navy in the Mediterranean. The fleet carried out operations such as asserting naval supremacy and protecting convoys. Its counterpart was the Flotte du Ponant, which saw service in the English Channel and in the Atlantic Ocean.

  1. ^ Par maître Rodolphe, in Histoire de la Marine française illustrée, Larousse, 1934.