HMS Aquilon (1758)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Aquilon.
HMS Aquilon was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Launched in 1758, she saw active service against the French during the Seven Years' War, capturing seven enemy vessels in the first eight months of 1761. She was declared surplus to Navy requirements and sold into private hands in 1776.
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![]() Aquilon was built to the same design as HMS Carysfort, (pictured) | |
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Name | HMS Aquilon |
Ordered | 6 May 1757 |
Builder | Robert Inwood, Rotherhithe |
Laid down | 15 June 1757 |
Launched | 24 May 1758 |
Completed | 30 June 1758 at Deptford Dockyard |
Commissioned | January 1758 |
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Fate | Sold at Deptford 29 November 1776 |
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Class and type | 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 599 8⁄94 bm |
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Beam | 33 ft 10.25 in (10.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 200 |
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