HMS Aigle
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Aigle, after the French for Eagle:
- HMS Aigle was a French frigate launched in 1780 that the French navy purchased in 1782 and that the British captured that same year. The British took her into the Royal Navy as a 38-gun fifth rate under her existing name. She wrecked in 1798 on Plane Island (Île Plane) (37°10′54″N 10°19′40″E / 37.18167°N 10.32778°E) off Cape Farina, Tunisia, due to an error in navigation. All the crew were saved.[1]
- HMS Aigle was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1801. She was used as a coal hulk from 1853, sunk in shallow water during torpedo experiments, and was sold for breaking up in 1870.
See also
References
- ^ Hepper (1994), p.87.
- Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
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