French ship Aigle

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Ships of the French Navy have borne the name Aigle ("eagle"), honouring the bird of prey as well as the symbol of the First French Empire

Ships named Aigle

• Aigle (1692–1712), a 36-gun ship of the line
• Aigle (1704–1710), a fireship
• Aigle (1751–1765), a 50-gun ship of the line
• Aigle (1780-1765), a 16-gun brig, captured HMS Eagle
• Aigle (1781–1784), a lugger
• Aigle (1782), a 40-gun frigate that the British captured in 1782
• Aigle (1783–1788), a barge
• Aigle (1800–1805), a Téméraire class ship of the line
• Aigle (1805–1814), a landing craft
• Aigle (1813–1814), a xebec
• Aigle (1858), an aviso
• Aigle (1858–1891), an imperial yacht
• Aigle (1916–1919), an auxiliary ship
• Aigle (1919–1925), a tug
• Aigle (1932–1942), a destroyer, lead ship of her class
• Aigle (M647, 1987–2016), a tripartite minehunter

Ships of the French Navy named Aigle
The imperial yacht Aigle (1858–1891)  The destroyer Aigle (1932–1942)  Aigle (M647, 1987–2016)

See also

• French ship Aigle d'Or
• French ship Aiglon
• HMS Eagle