French Privateer frigate 'L'Aigle Volante' (1713)

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L'Aigle Volante
Poisson Volant
Nominal Guns	24	ref:1983
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
First Mentioned	8.3.1713	ref:1983
Shipyard	Saint-Malo	ref:1983
Category	Privateer	ref:1983
Ship Type	Frigate
Sold	c.1716	ref:1983
Becomes	Spanish Sixth Rate frigate 'Aguila Volante' (1716) (30) 1716-1727 Spanish 30 Gun 6th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1983
Burthen280Ton

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1713 - 1715/03 Ownerref:1983

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
8.3.1713 - c.1716Capitaine de Corsaire Dischargedref:1983

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.3.1713 - c.1716Maître d'Equipage , Private Ownersref:19838.3.1713 - c.1716Lieutenant de Corsaire , Private Ownersref:19838.3.1713 - c.1716Lieutenant de Corsaire , Private Ownersref:1983

Service History

DateEventSource
7.7.1713Sailed from Saint-Malo ref:1983
12.7.1715At Chile ref:1983
c.1716

Sold to Spanish

ref:1983

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1983 Book

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