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
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is a name derived from
Aquilo, the Latin term for the north-east wind.
Aquilon may also refer to:
Ships
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HMS Aquilon
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 was originally the Roman name for the North Wind.
* of 1758 was a sixth-rate friga ...
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HMS Aquilon (1758)
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 ...
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Spanish ship Aquilon (1754)
The Aquilón was a ship in the Spanish Navy.
History
She and her 11 sister ships were ordered on 15 June 1752 and their keels laid later that year at the Reales Astilleros de Esteiro. She belonged to the series popularly known as the 12 apostles ...
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French ship Aquilon
At least three ships of the French Navy have been named ''Aquilon''
*, a fifth rate ship, sunk by HMS ''Antelope'' in 1757
*, a ''Téméraire''-class ship of the line.
*, a ''Téméraire''-class ship of the line.
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French ship Aquilon (1789)
Other uses
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L'Aquilon, a Canadian weekly newspaper
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SNCASE Aquilon
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, a series of aircraft produced by the French manufacturer
SNCASE
SNCASE (abbreviated from ''Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du Sud-Est'') or Sud-Est was a French aircraft manufacturer. The company was formed on February 1, 1937, by the nationalization and merger of Lioré et Olivier, Pote ...
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