HMS Aglaia was the French privateer Aglaé, captured in 1782 and brought into the Royal Navy.[2][a] The Royal Navy sold her in 1783.
| History | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} France | |
| Name | Aglaé |
| Captured | 18 April 1782 |
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Aglaia |
| Namesake | Aglaia |
| Acquired | 18 April 1782 |
| Fate | Sold, 5 June 1783 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Tons burthen | 30568⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 27 ft 6+1⁄2 in (8.4 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft 4+1⁄4 in (4.4 m) |
| Complement |
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| Armament |
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Capture
editOn 18 April 1782 Eolus was off Cape Cornwall on her way to Waterford when she encountered the French privateer Aglaé, of Saint Malo. After a chase of eight hours, Captain Collins of Eolus succeeded in capturing his quarry. She was a ship of twenty 6 and 9-pounder guns, with a crew of 121 men, under the command of Sieur Dugué du Laurent. She had been cruising for six days but had not taken any prizes.[3]
Aglaé arrived at Plymouth 2 May. She then sat there and was never commissioned.[1]
Fate
editThe Admiralty sold Aglaia on 5 June 1783.
Notes
editCitations
edit- ^ a b Winfield (2007), p. 290.
- ^ Demerliac (1996), p. 198, #1985.
- ^ "No. 12291". The London Gazette. 27 April 1782. p. 3.
References
edit- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Demerliac, Alain (1996). La Marine De Louis XVI: Nomenclature Des Navires Français De 1774 À 1792. Nice: Éditions OMEGA.
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1844157006.