| 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 | |
| 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) |
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HMS Aglaia was the French privateer Aglaé, captured in 1782 and brought into the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy sold her in 1783.
Capture
On 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.
Aglaé arrived at Plymouth 2 May. She then sat there and was never commissioned.
Fate
The Admiralty sold Aglaia on 5 June 1783.
Notes
- She was named, in both French and English, for Aglaia, a figure from Greek mythology.
Citations
- ^ Winfield (2007), p. 290.
- Demerliac (1996), p. 198, #1985.
- "No. 12291". The London Gazette. 27 April 1782. p. 3.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 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.