HMS Aglaia

HMS Aglaia was the French privateer Aglaé, captured in 1782 and brought into the Royal Navy.[2][Note 1] The Royal Navy sold her in 1783.

History
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 [1]
Tons burthen:	305​^68⁄94 (bm)
Length:	Overall:94 ft 11 in (28.9 m) Keel:75 ft 9 ^1⁄41 in (23.1 m)
Beam:	27 ft 6 ^1⁄2 in (8.4 m)
Depth of hold:	14 ft 4 ^1⁄4 in (4.4 m)
Complement:	Privateer:121 HMS:125
Armament:	Privateer:20 × 6 & 9-pounder guns HMS:18 × 6-pounder guns

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.[3]

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

Fate

The Admiralty sold Aglaia on 5 June 1783.

Notes

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

Citations

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

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. 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.