French Fifth Rate ship of the line 'L'Aquilon' (1702)

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Oxford (22) 1656-1669
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
(1656)
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
George TeerBritish
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Service 1758-1783
Orleans (Unknown) 1838
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Brig
(1838)
Hound (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
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(1809)
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(1809)
John Ender (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
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(1839)
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L'Aquilon
Nominal Guns	48	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Captured	1702	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1661
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Last known	1707	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck115' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.3628 (122′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.2312 (33′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.7352 (12′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen600Ton

Armament

1704Broadside Weight = 228 French Livre (246.0576 lbs 111.606 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 4-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
22.4.1704 - 1704Capitaine de Corsaire , Private Owners , ?? , guessref:1585

Notes on Ship

Commissionref:1585

Commission , du 22 avril 1704 , au sieur Guérin , pour armer en guerre le vaisseau l'Aquilon , de Brest , du port de 500 tonneaux .

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:1585 Web Site

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