French brig-aviso 'Le Curieux' (1788)

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Le Curieux
Nominal Guns	6	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	10.1787	NNF-1774
Launched	26.1.1788	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	2.1788	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Expédition Class (1787)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1773-1806	NNF-1774
Constructor	Benjamin DuboisFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Brig-Aviso	NNF-1774
Captured	3.6.1793	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck83' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)26.9584 (88′ 5″ Imperial)
Length of Keel71' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)23.0608 (75′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.4448 (27′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2224 (13′ 10″ Imperial)
Displacement318Ton
Burthen140Ton

Armament

2.1788Broadside Weight = 12 French Livre (12.9504 lbs 5.874 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck6 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
178782Design Complement

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1793 - 3.6.1793Aspirant , just officer , rank ?ref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
3.6.1793Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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