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HMS Eagle (1804)
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HMS Eagle was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line
of the Royal Navy
, launched on 27 February 1804 at Northfleet
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In 1830 she was reduced to a 50-gun ship, and became a training ship in 1860. She was renamed HMS Eaglet
in 1919, when she was the Royal Naval Reserve
training centre for North West England
. Eagle was destroyed by fire in 1926.
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, launched on 27 February 1804 at Northfleet
Northfleet
Northfleet is a town in the Borough of Gravesham in Kent, England. Its name is derived from North creek , and the settlement on the shore of the River Thames adjacent to Gravesend was known as Norfluet in the Domesday Book, and Northflet in 1201...
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In 1830 she was reduced to a 50-gun ship, and became a training ship in 1860. She was renamed HMS Eaglet
HMS Eaglet (shore establishment)
HMS Eaglet is a training centre for the Royal Naval Reserve. It serves Merseyside, North West England and North Wales, HMS Eaglet trains over 300 reservists each year and shares a new building with RMR Merseyside in Liverpool.-History:...
in 1919, when she was the Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Naval Reserve
The Royal Naval Reserve is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. The present Royal Naval Reserve was formed in 1958 by merging the original Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve , a reserve of civilian volunteers founded in 1903...
training centre for North West England
North West England
North West England, informally known as The North West, is one of the nine official regions of England.North West England had a 2006 estimated population of 6,853,201 the third most populated region after London and the South East...
. Eagle was destroyed by fire in 1926.