French frigate Aquilon (1733)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Aquilon.
History
France
NameAquilon
BuilderRene-Nicolas Levasseur
Laid downJuly 1731
Launched24 November 1733
CompletedApril 1734
FateWrecked 14 May 1757
General characteristics
Displacement1200 tonneaux
Tons burthen660 port tonneaux
Complement250
Armament
  • Broadside weight: 192 French livre
  • 22 × French 12-pounder guns
  • 20 × French 6-pounder guns

Aquilon was a 42-gun fifth-rate frigate of the French Navy. She was ship-rigged purpose-built by Rene-Nicolas Levasseur, and was commissioned in April 1734. She was sunk in action on 14 May 1757, when HMS Antelope drove her ashore in the bay of Audierne.

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