Aigle-class frigate

	Lines of the Aigle class
Class overview
Name	Aigle class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Apollo class
Succeeded by	HMS Ethalion
Built	1798–1801
In commission	1801–1845
Planned	2
Completed	2
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	962 81⁄94 (bm)
Length	146 ft (44.5 m) (gundeck); 122 ft 1+1⁄2 in (37.2 m) (keel);
Beam	38 ft 6 in (11.7 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft (4 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	264
Armament	Gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns; QD: 4 × 9-pounder guns + 8 × 32-pounder carronades; Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades;

Aigle-class frigates were 36-gun sailing frigates of the fifth rate designed by Surveyor of the Navy, Sir John Henslow for the Royal Navy. Only two were built: HMS Aigle and HMS Resistance. Aigle was ordered first on 15 September 1798 but a 16-month delay during her construction meant that Resistance was completed and launched first on 29 April 1801.

Class overview
Lines of the Aigle class
Name	Aigle class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Apollo class
Succeeded by	HMS Ethalion
Built	1798–1801
In commission	1801–1845
Planned	2
Completed	2
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	962 81⁄94 (bm)
Length	146 ft (44.5 m) (gundeck) 122 ft 1+1⁄2 in (37.2 m) (keel)
Beam	38 ft 6 in (11.7 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft (4 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	264
Armament	Gundeck: 26 × 18-pounder guns QD: 4 × 9-pounder guns + 8 × 32-pounder carronades Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades