French Privateer 'Le Curieux' (1809)

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Le Curieux
Nominal Guns	14	ref:692
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1809	ref:692
Home Port	Boulogne-sur-Mer - Picardy	ref:692
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:692
Category	Privateer	ref:692
Ship Type	Unknown	ref:692
Wrecked	24.2.1812	ref:692

Armament

1809Broadside Weight = 24 French Livre (25.9008 lbs 11.748 kg)lesCorse
Location Unknown2 French 6-Pounder
Location Unknown6 French 4-Pounder
Location Unknown2 French 3-Pounder
Location Unknown2 French 2-Pounder
Location Unknown2 French 1-Pounder

c.1809Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck14 French Canons de Fonte

1811Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck14 French Canons de Fonte

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1809 - 1811 Principal Managing Ownerref:692
1811 - 1812/02/24 Principal Managing Ownerref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
181166 ref:692

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1809 - 1810Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921810 - 1811Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921811Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921811 - 24.2.1812Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
1809

Under Captain Perard , took the ships : "Hope" , "Steve" , "Benga" , "Catherina" , ...

ref:692
1810

Under Captain Masset , took the ships : "Mary Ann" , "Mary" , "Olimpia" , ....

ref:692
24.2.1812

wrecked near Boulogne

ref:692

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

lesCorseHenri Malo, Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Friday 19th of June 2026 10:02	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Foudroyant' (1758) (80) 1758-1787 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Friday 19th of June 2026 09:51	Jon Miller	American Privateer 'Eleonore' (1780) (Unknown) 1780-1780 American Unknown Gun Privateer Unknown
Friday 19th of June 2026 09:50	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ambuscade' (1773) (32) 1773-1798 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Friday 19th of June 2026 09:41	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Monarch' (1765) (74) 1765-1813 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Friday 19th of June 2026 09:36	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Bienfaisant' (1758) (64) 1758-1814 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

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