HMS Eagle was a Dutch hoy that the Admiralty purchased in 1794. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy in March 1794 under Lieutenant David Hamline for the Channel Islands.[1] She and several of her sister ships — (Lion, Repulse, Tiger, and Scorpion) — formed part of a short-lived squadron under Philippe d'Auvergne at Jersey in the Channel Islands. Eagle was paid off in 1795 and then lent to the Royal Navy's Transport Board in March 1796.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Eagle |
| Acquired | 3 February 1794 (by purchase) |
| Fate | Sold 1804 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Hoy |
| Tons burthen | 71 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 14 ft 10+1⁄2 in (4.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 7 ft 3 in (2.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | sloop |
| Complement | 30 |
| Armament |
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Eagle was recommissioned in September 1796 under Lieutenant Henry Hardacre.[1] On 31 January 1799, she was driven ashore in Studland Bay on the coast of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset in England,[2] but she was refloated and returned to service. She was one of the vessels that shared in the proceeds of the Vlieter Incident on 28 August 1799.[3] From June 1800 Lieutenant William Nazer commanded Eagle.[1]
The Royal Navy sold Eagle at Portsmouth in November 1804.[1]
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d e Winfield (2008), pp. 324–5.
- ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (3054). 1 February 1799.
- ^ "No. 15716". The London Gazette. 3 July 1804. p. 828.
References edit
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.
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