HMS Aglaia

History
Name:	HMS Aglaia (1782-1783) Aglaé (Unknown-1782)
Namesake:	Aglaia
Acquired:	18 April 1782
Fate:	Sold, 5 June 1783
General characteristics
Complement:	121
Armament:	20 × 6 & 9-pounder guns

HMS Aglaia was the French privateer Aglaé, captured in 1782 and brought into the Royal Navy.^{[1][Note 1]} She was sold in 1783.

Capture

On 18 April 1782 Eolus was off Cape Cornwall on her way to Waterford when she encountered the French privateer Aglaé, of Saint Malo. After a chase of eight hours, Captain Collins of Eolus succeeded in capturing his quarry. She was a ship of twenty 6 and 9-pounder guns, with a crew of 121 men, under the command of Sieur Dugué du Laurent. She had been cruising for six days but had taken any prizes.^[2]

Fate

The Admiralty sold Aglaia on 5 June 1783.

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

1. She was named, in both French and English for Aglaia, a figure from Greek mythology.

Citations

1. Demerliac (1996), p.198, #1985.
2. The London Gazette: no. 12291. p. 3. 27 April 1782.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
• Demerliac, Alain (1996) La Marine De Louis XVI: Nomenclature Des Navires Français De 1774 À 1792. (Nice: Éditions OMEGA).