| Aeolus | 2912 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 32 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ordered | 1800/01/28 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1800/04 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Launched | 1801/02/28 | BWAS-1793 | |
| How acquired | Built by Contract | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Deptford | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Class | Amphion Class | BWAS-1793 | |
| Designed by | William Rule | BWAS-1793 | |
| Constructor | Mrs Frances Barnard | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Broken Up | 1817/10 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 144' 3" | Imperial Feet | 43.9674 | Length of Keel | 121' 9" | Imperial Feet | 37.1094 | Breadth | 37' 8" | Imperial Feet | 11.4808 | Depth in Hold | 12' 6" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 918 76⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801/02/28 | Broadside Weight = 324 Imperial Pound ( 146.934 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 4 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 24-Pound Carronade | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1796/06/27 | 254 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1801/03 | 1802/08 | Captain | John William Spranger | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/08 | 1802/08 | Commander | Henry Whitby | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/08 | 1803/05 | Captain | John William Spranger | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/05 | 1804/05 | Captain | Andrew Fitzherbert Evans | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/05 | 1809/10 | Captain | William Fitzroy | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/10 | 1810/12 | Captain | John Shortland | BWAS-1793 |
| 1810/12 | 1813 | Captain | James Townshend | BWAS-1793 |
| 1813 | 1813 | Captain | Joseph Lamb Popham | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814 | 1814/08 | Commander | James Creighton | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1804/07/03 | 1806/05/06 | Lieutenant | William Black | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1804 | 1806 | Midshipman | William Bohun Bowyer | NBD1849 |
| 1805/05 | 1809/06 | Midshipman | William Baker Strugnell | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1801/02/28 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/04/10 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/01 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/07/25 | Present at the Capture of the Duquesne | |
| 1805 | On the Irish Station | BWAS-1793 |
| 1805/11/04 | Present at the Battle of Cape Ortegal | |
| 1806 | On the Irish Station | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807/08/16 | Sailed for Halifax | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/01/28 | Present at the Capture of Martinique | |
| 1814 | Storeship at Quebec | BWAS-1793 |
| 1814/08 | Laid up at Woolwich | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816/06 | Laid up at Deptford | BWAS-1793 |
| 1817/10 | Broken up at Deptford | BWAS-1793 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |