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.