HMS Aglaia

HMS Aglaia was the French privateer Aglaé, captured in 1782 and brought into the Royal Navy.^[2][a] The Royal Navy sold her in 1783.

History
France
Name	Aglaé
Captured	18 April 1782
Great Britain
Name	HMS Aglaia
Namesake	Aglaia
Acquired	18 April 1782
Fate	Sold, 5 June 1783
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen	30568⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:94 ft 11 in (28.9 m) Keel:75 ft 9+1⁄41 in (23.1 m)
Beam	27 ft 6+1⁄2 in (8.4 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 4+1⁄4 in (4.4 m)
Complement	Privateer:121 HMS:125
Armament	Privateer:20 × 6 & 9-pounder guns HMS:18 × 6-pounder guns

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 not taken any prizes.^[3]

Aglaé arrived at Plymouth 2 May. She then sat there and was never commissioned.^[1]

Fate

The Admiralty sold Aglaia on 5 June 1783.

Notes

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