British Fifth Rate frigate 'Aigle' (1801)

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Aigle
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	15.9.1798	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	11.1798	BWAS-1793
Launched	23.9.1801	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Buckler's Hard - Hampshire	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Aigle Class (1798)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1805	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Balthazar AdamsBritish Ship Builder Service 1783-1814	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold for Break Up	24.11.1870	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck146' 2"Imperial Feet44.5008
Length of Keel122' 1"Imperial Feet37.1856
Breadth38' 8"Imperial Feet11.5824
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen970 ⁸⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

23.9.1801Broadside Weight = 421 Imperial Pound ( 190.9235 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck4 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1798264Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
24.12.1802 - 10.1811CaptainBWAS-179310.1811 - 1813CaptainBWAS-179323.8.1841 - 30.8.1845CaptainBWAS-1793

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1809 - 6.1810LieutenantNBD18494.1.1814 - 16.3.1814Acting LieutenantNBD184916.3.1814 - 17.8.1815LieutenantNBD184917.11.1814 - 17.8.1815LieutenantNBD1849

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.12.1802 - bef.28.2.1803Surgeonref:198110.1.1803 - 1803First Surgeons' Materef:198128.2.1803 - 1803Surgeonref:1981

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1803 - 1804MidshipmanNBD18495.1811 - 2.3.1815MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
27.9.1803Took the Brig BG
28.7.1809Walcheren Expedition
12.9.1810Took the Privateer
20.11.1811Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
1813Paid offBWAS-1793
2.1817Refitted as a 42 gun Fifth Rate Frigate
3.1817Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
5.1819Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £36427.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1831Began cut down at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
6.1831Completed cut down at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1831Refitted as a 24 gun Sixth Rate Corvette
8.1841RecommissionedBWAS-1793
8.1841Began fitting for sea at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
11.1841Completed fitting for sea at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £9670.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.1852Began fitting as a Coal Depot at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
11.1852Completed fitting as a Coal Depot at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1793
9.1869Moved to SheernessBWAS-1793
15.8.1870Appropriated as a torpedo targetBWAS-1793
3.11.1870Ordered to be soldBWAS-1793
26.11.1870Sold for breaking up to A. W. Howe for £925BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1981 Document

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