British Sixth Rate frigate 'Aquilon' (1758)

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Aquilon

3091
Nominal Guns28BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered6.5.1757BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down15.6.1757BWAS-1714
Launched24.5.1758BWAS-1714
First Commissioned22.5.1758BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
Ship ClassCoventry Class (1756)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1714
Constructor
Robert InwoodBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategorySixth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Broken Up29.11.1776BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck118' 7 ½"Imperial Feet35.9791 
Length of Keel98' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet29.8768 
Breadth33' 10 ¼"Imperial Feet10.0648 
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004 
Burthen599 8⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1758Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1756200Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
22.5.1758 - 24.12.1761Captain
Chaloner OgleBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1805
ADM 6/18/516BWAS-171424.12.1761 - 18.2.1762Captain
Joseph PeytonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1799
Transfered ADM 6/19/373ADM 6/1929.3.1762 - 18.9.1763Captain
Philip Tufton PercevalBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1781
ADM 6/19/549
Issued by
George Brydges RodneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782

Confirmed 18.11.1763BWAS-17141.4.1765 - 18.1.1766Captain
Philip Tufton PercevalBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1781
Transfered ADM 6/20/69ADM 6/2018.1.1766 - 13.7.1769Captain
Richard OnslowBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1805
ADM 6/20/103BWAS-171410.1.1771 - 12.8.1771Captain
William MaltbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1751-1775
Transfered ADM 6/20/333ADM 6/20

3 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
17.3.1762 - 18.9.1763First Lieutenant
Alexander GraemeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1760-1813
ref:6761.4.1765 - 18.1.1766First Lieutenant
Robert KerrBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1748
Transfered ADM 6/20/69ADM 6/2018.1.1766 - 3.2.1767First Lieutenant
Stephen HarrisBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1771
ADM 6/20/103ADM 6/20

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1760 - 31.12.1761Master
James MaxwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1760-1763
ADM 346/1/20ADM 3468.1763 - 9.1763Master
James MaxwellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1760-1763
ADM 346/1/14ADM 346

Service History


DateEventSource
24.5.1758building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £6156.7.0dBWAS-1714
24.5.1758Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
30.6.1758Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4049.6.1dBWAS-1714
12.1.1761Took the Privateer
La Marie Thérèse (10) 1761-1761
French 10 Gun
Privateer Unknown
BWAS-1714
16.1.1761Took the Privateer
Le Royal Cantabre (Unknown) 1761-1761
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
BWAS-1714
31.1.1761Took the Privateer
Le Comte de Gramont (20) 1761-1761
French 20 Gun
Privateer Unknown

4.3.1761Took the Privateer
Le Zéphyr (12) 1761-1761
French 12 Gun
Privateer Unknown
140 leagues to the Westward of Ushant and has brought her to Spithead.BG
29.3.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle
29.3.1761Took the Privateer
Le Zéphir (10) 1761-1761
French 10 Gun
Privateer Unknown
140 leagues to the Westward of UshantBG
13.4.1761Took the Privateer
La Poste (Unknown) 1761-1761
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown

7.1761Took the Privateer
L'Aurore (10) 1761-1761
French 10 Gun
Privateer Unknown
off Cape MachicacoBG
7.8.1761Took the Frigate
La Subtile (16) 1758-1761
French 16 Gun
Merchant Frigate
at 250 leagues to the Westward of Cape Finisterre and has brought her into Plymouth.BG
19.12.1761

Sailed for the Leeward Islands

BWAS-1714
7.1763

Sailed from the Leeward Islands to Newfoundland

BWAS-1714
18.9.1763

Paid off

ADM 51
11.10.1763

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
12.1764Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
5.1765Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5064.7.4dBWAS-1714
25.2.1766

Sailed for the Mediterranean

BWAS-1714
10.7.1769

Paid off

ADM 51
29.11.1776

Sold at Deptford for £725

BWAS-1714

 
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