When Captain Hood transferred from the Juno to the bigger frigate (38 guns) in March 1794 he took with him a contingent of officers and men that included Midshipman Thorp.
Aigle spent six months from May to October 1795 blockading French warships in the Turkish port of Smyrna - a very unpopular operation because of its lack of opportunity for prizes and its unhealthy climate, with frequent outbreaks of the plague.