''Aquilon'' was a
74-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 ...
of the
French Navy.
She served off Italy in Vice-Admiral
Brueys' squadron under Captain
Antoine-René Thévenard, and took part in the
Battle of the Nile
The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay; french: Bataille d'Aboukir) was a major naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the Navy of the French Republic at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast off the ...
, where she fought , and . She was captured and recommissioned in the
Royal Navy as HMS ''Aboukir''.
See also
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List of ships of the line of France
References
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External links
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Ships of the line of the French Navy
Téméraire-class ships of the line
1789 ships
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