Levant Fleet

Levant Fleet
Royal Louis, flagship of the Levant Fleet under Louis XIV[1]
Active	1689–1792
Country	Kingdom of France
Branch	Royal French Navy
Type	Naval fleet
Role	Naval operations in the Mediterranean
Garrison/HQ	Arsenal of Toulon Arsenal of Galères
Engagements	Franco-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.