Ships of the French Navy have borne the name ''Aigle'' ("eagle"), honouring the bird of prey as well as the symbol of the First French Empire

Ships named ''Aigle''

* (1692–1712), a 36-gun

ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ...

* ''Aigle'' (1704–1710), a fireship * (1751–1765), a 50-gun ship of the line * (1780-1782), a 16-gun

brig A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square rig, square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the ...

, ex-British privateer brig ''Eagle'' captured March 1780 at Saint Eustache in the Antilles. Arrived at Lorient January 1782 and listed as a corvette. HMS ''Duc de Chartres'' captured ''Aigle'' on 9 August 1782 off the American coast. * (1781–1784), a lugger * (1782), a 40-gun

frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...

that the British captured in 1782 * ''Aigle'' (1783–1788), a barge * (1800–1805), a * ''Aigle'' (1805–1814), a landing craft * (1813–1814), a xebec * (1858), an aviso * (1858–1891), an imperial yacht * (1916–1919), an auxiliary patrol vessel * (1919–1925), a tugboat * (1932–1942), a

destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...

, lead ship of her class * (1987–2016), a

Ships named ''Aigle''

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