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HMS Aglaia

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History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameAglaé
Captured18 April 1782
Great Britain
NameHMS Aglaia
NamesakeAglaia
Acquired18 April 1782
FateSold, 5 June 1783
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen3056894 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:94 ft 11 in (28.9 m)
  • Keel:75 ft 9+141 in (23.1 m)
Beam27 ft 6+12 in (8.4 m)
Depth of hold14 ft 4+14 in (4.4 m)
Complement
  • Privateer:121
  • HMS:125
Armament
  • Privateer:20 × 6 & 9-pounder guns
  • HMS:18 × 6-pounder guns

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.

Capture

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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.[3]

Aglaé arrived at Plymouth 2 May. She then sat there and was never commissioned.[1]

Fate

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The Admiralty sold Aglaia on 5 June 1783.

Notes

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  1. ^ She was named, in both French and English, for Aglaia, a figure from Greek mythology.

Citations

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  1. ^ a b Winfield (2007), p. 290.
  2. ^ Demerliac (1996), p. 198, #1985.
  3. ^ "No. 12291". The London Gazette. 27 April 1782. p. 3.

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