Three
ships of the
Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Aquilon'', to commemorate the destruction of the
French ship ''Aquilon'' by
HMS ''Antelope'' in 1757.
Aquilon
Aquilon is a name derived from Aquilo, the Latin term for the north-east wind.
Aquilon may also refer to: Ships
* HMS Aquilon
* HMS Aquilon (1758)
*Spanish ship Aquilon (1754)
* French ship Aquilon
*French ship Aquilon (1789)
Other uses
*L'Aqu ...
was originally the
Roman name for the North Wind.
* of 1758 was a
sixth-rate
In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a sixth-rate was the designation for small warships mounting between 20 and 28 carriage-mounted guns on a single deck, sometimes with smaller guns on the upper works and ...
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 ...
which served in the navy until 1776.
* of 1786 was a
fifth-rate 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 ...
during the
French Revolutionary and
Napoleonic Wars, broken up in 1815.
* HMS ''Aquilon'' was a small warship which was renamed before commissioning.
Another
''Aquilon'' was captured in Havana in 1762 and commissioned into the Royal Navy, serving until 1770.
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Royal Navy ship names