| Aeolus | 5823 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 36 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1793 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1793 | |
| Previously | French fifth rate frigate 'Pallas' (1799) | BWAS-1793 | |
| Captured | 1800/02/06 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | BWAS-1793 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Ship Type | Frigate | BWAS-1793 | |
| Sold for Break Up | 1819/07/22 | BWAS-1793 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1793 |
| Length of Gundeck | 146' 8" | Imperial Feet | 44.704 | Length of Keel | 123' 1 ½" | Imperial Feet | 37.5285 | Breadth | 39' 7 ½" | Imperial Feet | 12.0777 | Depth in Hold | 11' 11" | Imperial Feet | 3.6322 | Burthen | 1,028 29⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800/06 | Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 26 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 10 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Quarterdeck | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 32-Pound Carronade | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1800/06 | 274 | BWAS-1793 | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1800/06 | 1802/08 | Captain | James Young | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/08 | 1804/02 | Captain | William Cumberland | BWAS-1793 |
| 1804/02 | 1807 | Captain | Charles Bayntun Hodgson Ross | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/08 | 1815 | Captain | Anthony Maitland | BWAS-1793 |
| 1816/02 | 1817/03 | Captain | James Haldane Tait | BWAS-1793 |
| 1817/03 | 1818/12 | Captain | John Mackellar | BWAS-1793 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1804/09/16 | 1806 | Lieutenant | Christopher Bell | NBD1849 |
| 1806 | 1807/03/13 | First Lieutenant | Christopher Bell | NBD1849 |
| 1807/06/10 | 1808/03/02 | Lieutenant | James Brasier | NBD1849 |
| 1812/06/01 | 1814/05/31 | Lieutenant | John Hay | NBD1849 |
| 1815/04/15 | 1816/07/16 | Lieutenant | Francis Brace | NBD1849 |
| 1815/09 | 1818/12 | Lieutenant | James Richard Auchinleck | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1802/08 | 1805/12 | Midshipman | James Brasier | NBD1849 |
| 1812/01 | 1815/02 | Masters Mate | Andrew Baird | NBD1849 |
| 1815/12/06 | 1819/01 | Midshipman | John Bradley | NBD1849 |
| 1817 | 1818/12 | Midshipman | Robert Augustus Bradshaw | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/03 | Began fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/03/02 | Arrived at Plymouth and registered | BWAS-1793 |
| 1800/09 | Completed fitting at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1801/01 | Renamed Pique | BWAS-1793 |
| 1802/08 | On the Irish Station, later sailed to Jamaica | BWAS-1793 |
| 1803/10/13 | Took the Unrated Ship Goéland at Aux Cays, San Domingo | |
| 1804/03/18 | Took the Unrated Terreur | |
| 1804/12 | Took the Fifth Rate Corvette Diligencia | |
| 1805/02/08 | Took the Unrated Orquijo | |
| 1805/02/08 | Took the Unrated Corvette Orquixo off Havana | |
| 1805/11/04 | Present at the Battle of Cape Ortegal | |
| 1806/03/17 | Took the Privateer Santa Clara | |
| 1806/03/26 | Took the Privateer Phaeton in the West Indies | |
| 1806/03/26 | Took the Privateer Voltigeur in the West Indies | |
| 1806/11/02 | Destroyed two small privateers | BWAS-1793 |
| 1807 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1809/01/28 | Present at the Capture of Martinique | |
| 1809/04 | Began middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/08 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1793 |
| 1811/09 | Completed middling repair at Woolwich Dockyard | BWAS-1793 |
| 1812/07/15 | Took the Unrated Schooner Nautilus off northern New Jersey | |
| 1812/11/03 | Took the Privateer Snapper | |
| 1814/06/21 | Took the Privateer Hawk | |
| 1816/02 | Commissioned for Jamaica | BWAS-1793 |
| 1818/12 | Paid off | BWAS-1793 |
| 1819/07/22 | Sold to Mr. Freake at Deptford for £4,250 | 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 |