. ▁The ▁Lev ant ▁squad ron ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁ships ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁complement ▁of ▁ 7 6 7 ▁se amen ▁and ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 , 7 8 0 ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁large ▁merchant ▁vessels ▁and ▁intended ▁as ▁trans ports ▁for ▁the ▁men ▁and ▁equipment ▁required ▁for ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁England . ▁The ▁Lev ant ▁squad ron ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Don ▁Martin ▁de ▁Bert end ona . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁contained ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁trans ports ▁in ▁the ▁Arm ada . ▁The ▁L avia ▁had ▁Martin ▁de ▁Ar anda , ▁the ▁Judge ▁Adv oc ate ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁fleet ▁on ▁board . ▁It ▁was ▁to ▁him ▁De ▁Cu ell ar ▁was ▁sent ▁for ▁sent encing ▁after ▁his ▁court ▁mart ial . ▁ ▁The ▁ships ▁ ▁were ▁car ra cks , ▁which ▁were ▁often ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁vessels ▁of ▁their ▁day , ▁and ▁fav oured ▁for ▁merchant men ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁large ▁cargo ▁holds . ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁confusion ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁t onn ages ▁given ▁are ▁bur den ed ▁weight , ▁as ▁practice ▁varied , ▁but ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁likely ▁interpretation . ▁The ▁three ▁ships ▁manifest s ▁were ▁as ▁follows . ▁ ▁The ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁de ▁V ison ▁de ▁y ▁B isc ione   had ▁ 1 8 ▁guns , ▁ 7 0 ▁sail ors , ▁ 2 3 6 ▁soldiers ▁and ▁disp la ced ▁ 6 6 6 ▁tons . ▁She ▁was ▁possibly ▁function ing ▁as ▁a ▁hospital ▁ship ▁and ▁therefore