British Fifth Rate frigate 'Aigle' (1782)

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Aigle

2934
L'Aigle
Nominal Guns36BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Aigle' (1782) (40) 1782-1782
French 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Captured14.9.1782BWAS-1714
First Commissioned12.1782BWAS-1714
ShipyardSt Malo - Brittany NNF-1774
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Wrecked18.7.1798BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck150' 7"Imperial Feet45.7236 
Length of Keel127' 1"Imperial Feet38.7105 
Breadth39' 1"Imperial Feet11.89 
Depth in Hold18' 5"Imperial Feet5.5023 
Burthen1,032 63⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1784Broadside Weight = 213 Imperial Pound ( 96.5955 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck28 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

1793Broadside Weight = 329 Imperial Pound ( 149.2015 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck8 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
17.12.1782 - 11.8.1783Captain
Richard CreykeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1770-1783
ADM 6/22/556BWAS-171417.12.1792 - 9.1794Captain
John Nicholson InglefieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Dockyard Staff
Service 1766-1796
ADM 6/24/185BWAS-17149.1794 - 8.1796Captain
Samuel HoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1814
BWAS-17148.1796 - 18.7.1798Captain
Charles TylerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1816
BWAS-1714

9 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
20.10.1790 - 16.12.1792First Lieutenant
Clement JohnsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1793
ADM 6/24/80ADM 6/243.11.1790 - 31.3.1791Second Lieutenant
William MasonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
Transfered ADM 6/24/85ADM 6/243.11.1790 - 16.12.1792Third Lieutenant
William KingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1817
Transfered ADM 6/24/85ADM 6/2417.12.1792 - 1792First Lieutenant
James LloydBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1801
ADM 6/24/185ADM 6/2417.12.1792 - 19.2.1793Second Lieutenant
Robert BaylisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1795
ADM 6/24/185ADM 6/2417.12.1792 - 19.2.1793Third Lieutenant
John RaynorBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1794
Transfered ADM 6/24/185ADM 6/2420.2.1793 - 1793Second Lieutenant
William BrettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1783-1812
ADM 6/24/212ADM 6/2420.2.1793 - 1793Third Lieutenant
Robert BaylisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1795
ADM 6/24/212ADM 6/2428.9.1797 - 18.7.1798Lieutenant
Thomas BriggsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1847
NBD1849

7 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
12.12.1792 - 1792Surgeon
Thomas GrahamBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1780-1792
ref:19814.1.1793 - 1793First Surgeons' Mate
Duncan M'ArthurBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1793-1812
ref:19819.2.1793 - 1793Second Surgeons' Mate
John SmithBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1793
ref:198115.7.1794 - 16.3.1797Carpenter
William BunceBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1806
NAO9.4.1798 - 1798Second Surgeons' Mate
John JamesonBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1798
ref:198111.4.1798 - 1798Surgeon
Hugh HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1797-1798
ref:198113.6.1798 - 1798Acting First Surgeons' Mate
David WilliamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1798
ref:1981

3 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
14.12.1782 - 17.6.1782Midshipman
Robert StopfordBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1830
Transfered ADM 196/68/191ADM 19614.12.1782 - 11.8.1783Midshipman
Edward Walpole BrowneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1840
NBD18498.1796 - 28.9.1797Midshipman
Thomas BriggsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1791-1847
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
14.9.1782Taken by Elphinstone's squadron in the DelawareBWAS-1714
8.1783Paid offBWAS-1714
3.1789Began middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness BWAS-1714
1790Briefly recommissionedBWAS-1714
7.1790Completed middling repair at Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness at a cost of £14776.0.0dBWAS-1714
12.1792RecommissionedBWAS-1714
12.1792Began refitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
2.1793Completed refitting at a cost of £2070.0.0dBWAS-1714
7.4.1794Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
12.6.1797Took the Privateer
La Harriotte (6) 1797-1797
French 6 Gun
Privateer Unknown
off Lisbon
30.7.1797Took the Lugger
Le Hazard (8) 1797-1797
French 8 Gun
Privateer Lugger
off Cape FinisterreBG
13.8.1797Took the Lugger
La Manche (8) 1797-1797
French 8 Gun
Privateer Lugger
off Cape FinisterreBG
1.12.1797Took the Privateer
La Minerve (4) 1797-1797
French 4 Gun
Privateer Unknown
off Cape Finisterre
4.1.1798Took the Privateer
Le Requin (20) 1798-1798
French 20 Gun
Privateer Unknown
off Corunna
19.7.1798Wrecked off Cape Farina, North AfricaBWAS-1714

 
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