HMS Aeolus (1758)

A painting of HMS Aeolus in action during the Battle of Bishops Court in 1760.

HMS Aeolus (1758) was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.[1] In 1800, she renamed as HMS Guernsey.[2]

The original name of the ship comes from Greek mythology and means 'quick moving/nimble'.[3] The ship is commemorated with a neo-classical temple in Kew Gardens, London.[3] Aeolus temple was designed by William Chambers, along with two other temples as a memorial to three British ships involved in naval victories in the Seven Years' War.[3]

  1. ^ Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. pp. 194–195. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Mcewen, Ron (2018). ""SOLVING THE MYSTERIES OF KEW'S EXTANT GARDEN TEMPLES."". Garden History. 46 (2): 196–216. JSTOR 26589606. Retrieved 11 February 2022.