French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Aigle' (1692)

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L'Aigle
Nominal Guns	36	W033
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	6.1691	ref:693
Acquired	1692	W033
Home Port	Bayonne - Aquitaine	W033
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	W033
Ship Class	Aigle Class (1692)
Designed by	François ArnaudFrench Ship Builder Service 1691	W033
Constructor	François ArnaudFrench Ship Builder Service 1691	ref:693
Category	Fifth Rate	W033
National Rate	Quatrième Rang
Ship Type	Frigate (Frégate-Vaisseau de 1er Ordre)
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sunk in Action	1712	W033

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Length of Gundeck111' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.0528 (118′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth27' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.7928 (28′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.9788 (13′ 0″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:693
Burthen300French Tonneaux293.7

Armament

1692Broadside Weight = 174 French Livre (187.7808 lbs 85.173 kg)W033
Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Gun Deck14 French 6-Pounder

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
25.8.1692 - 12.1692Capitaine de Corsaireref:69310.12.1692 - 21.6.1693Capitaine de Corsaireref:69321.6.1693 - 10.9.1694Capitaine de Corsaire†ref:69310.9.1694 - 30.11.1694Capitaine de Corsaireref:693

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.6.1694 - 10.9.1694Capitaine en Secondref:693

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1711 - 1712Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
28.7.1693Battle of Bear Bay
10.9.1694Battle of Ferryland

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

ref:693Gérard Anglade, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Gérard ANGLADE on Sunday 3rd of July 2016 13:20

• 07/1693: bataille de la Baie des Ours dans le Spitsberg.
Le capitaine Joannis de Suhigaraychipy (dit Coursic ou Croisic) commande l'Aigle.
o Source d’origine en français: AN Marine B/4/14 (2) f°521 à 527
o Source en anglais : Philippe Henrat hachettp://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic37-4-544.pdf

Posted by Gérard ANGLADE on Monday 13th of June 2016 17:18

Commanders of l’Aigle : 28/08/1692 to 10/1692 = Capitaine André d’Urtubie, then 10/1692 to 12/1692 Capitaine Joannis de Suigaraychipy, then 24/12/1692 to 11/1693 Capitaine Louis de Harismendy as a privateer, then 12/1693 to 10/09/1694 Capitaine Joannis de Suhigaraychipy as a privateer, then 10/09/1694 to 12/1694 Capitaine Duvignau

Posted by Gérard ANGLADE on Monday 13th of June 2016 15:43

September 10, 1694; French privateer captain Joannis de Suhigaraychipy, commander of l’Aigle a French fifth rate ship of the line, having letters of marque, was part of a squadron of four French war ships (l’ Aigle, le Favory, le Prudent, le Gaillard) under the command of squadron leader Saint Clair who was defeated by British Captain Holman at the battle of Ferryland in the Newfoundland.

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