British Sixth Rate frigate 'Aquilon' (1758)

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Aquilon	3091
Nominal Guns	28	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	6.5.1757	BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down	15.6.1757	BWAS-1714
Launched	24.5.1758	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	22.5.1758	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Coventry Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas Slade (1703-1771)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Robert Inwood	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	29.11.1776	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck118' 7 ½"Imperial Feet35.9791
Length of Keel98' 3 ¼"Imperial Feet29.8768
Breadth33' 10 ¼"Imperial Feet10.0648
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen599 ⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1758Broadside Weight = 117 Imperial Pound ( 53.0598 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck24 British 9-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Quarterdeck4 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1756200Design Complement

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.5.1758 - 24.12.1761Captain Chaloner Ogle (1738-1816) ADM 6/18/516BWAS-171424.12.1761 - 18.2.1762Captain Joseph Peyton (1725-1804) ADM 6/19/373ADM 6/1929.3.1762 - 18.9.1763Captain Philip Tufton Perceval (1740/41-1795) ADM 6/19/549
Issued by George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792)
Commission confirmed 18.11.1763BWAS-17141.4.1765 - 18.1.1766Captain Philip Tufton Perceval (1740/41-1795) ADM 6/20/69ADM 6/2018.1.1766 - 13.7.1769Captain Richard Onslow (1741-1817) ADM 6/20/103BWAS-171410.1.1771 - 12.8.1771Captain William Maltby (c.1725-1793) ADM 6/20/333ADM 6/20

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
17.3.1762 - 18.9.1763First Lieutenant Alexander Graeme (1741-1818)ref:676

Service History

DateEventSource
24.5.1758building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £6156.7.0dBWAS-1714
24.5.1758Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
30.6.1758Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £4049.6.1dBWAS-1714
12.1.1761Took the Privateer La Marie Thérèse (10) BWAS-1714
16.1.1761Took the Privateer Le Royal Cantabre BWAS-1714
31.1.1761Took the Privateer Le Comte de Gramont (20)
4.3.1761Took the Privateer Le Zéphyr (12) 140 leagues to the Westward of Ushant and has brought her to Spithead.BG
29.3.1761Expedition against Belle-Isle
29.3.1761Took the Privateer Le Zéphir (10) 140 leagues to the Westward of UshantBG
13.4.1761Took the Privateer La Poste
7.1761Took the Privateer L'Aurore (10) off Cape MachicacoBG
7.8.1761Took the Frigate La Subtile (16) at 250 leagues to the Westward of Cape Finisterre and has brought her into Plymouth.BG
19.12.1761Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
7.1763Sailed form the Leeward Islands to NewfoundlandBWAS-1714
18.9.1763

Paid off

ADM 51
11.10.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
12.1764Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
4.1765RecommissionedBWAS-1714
5.1765Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £5064.7.4dBWAS-1714
25.2.1766Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
13.7.1769

Paid off

ADM 51
29.11.1776Sold at Deptford for £725BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/19 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

ref:676 Web Site

BGOfficial, Web Site

ADM 51 Archive

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