French ship Aigle (1750) explained
The Aigle was a 50 gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Built at Rochefort by P. Morineau between 1748 and 1751, she was launched in 1750.[1]
The ship was wrecked and burnt in the Strait of Belle Isle in 1765.[2]
References
- Book: Roche, Jean-Michel . 2005 . Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870 . 978-2-9525917-0-6 . 165892922.
- Book: Winfield . Rif . Roberts . Stephen S. . French warships in the age of sail, 1626-1786: design, construction, careers and fates . 2017 . Seaforth Publishing . Barnsley, South Yorkshire . 9781473893511.
Notes and References
- Roche p.26
- Winfield & Roberts p.153