HMS Aeolus (1758)

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

The original name of the ship comes from Greek mythology and means 'quick moving/nimble'. The ship is commemorated with a neo-classical temple in Kew Gardens, London. 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.

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