Aquilon
Captured
French Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 74 |
| War | French Revolutionary Wars |
Service
| to 1798 | Aquilon | |
| from 1798 | Aboukir Captured at the Nile |
74-gun ship, fourth in the French line at the Nile, where her captain, Thévenard, was killed. Taken, and kept as the hulk HMS Aboukir.
Armament and specifications
Armament
74 guns
- Lower gun deck: 28 × 36 pdr guns
- Upper gun deck: 30 × 18 pdr guns
- Forecastle and Quarterdeck: 16 × 8 pdr guns
| Builder | Rochefort |
|---|---|
| Laid down | September 1787 |
| Launched | 8 June 1789 |
| Displacement | 3,069 tonneaux |
| Length | 55.87 m (183 ft 4 in) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
8 June 1789
Battle of the Nile
Captured
1–3 August 1798
Her captain killed
Fate
Captured
Broken up in Plymouth, 1802