British Fifth Rate frigate 'Curacao' (1809)

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Curacao

3770
Nominal Guns36BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered1.10.1806BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down1.1808BWAS-1793
Launched23.9.1809BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardNortham - Devon BWAS-1793
Ship ClassApollo Class (1798)BWAS-1793
Designed by
William RuleBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1778-1813
BWAS-1793
Constructor
Robert GuillaumeBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1793
CategoryFifth RateBWAS-1793
Ship TypeFrigateBWAS-1793
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1793
Broken Up3.1849BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck145' 11"Imperial Feet44.196 
Length of Gundeck145' 2"Imperial Feet44.196 
Breadth38' 4"Imperial Feet11.5824 
Depth in Hold13' 4"Imperial Feet3.9624 
Draught Forward11' 2"Imperial Feet3.3528 
Draught Aft14' 9"Imperial Feet4.2672 
Burthen952 87⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


23.9.1809Broadside Weight = 476 Imperial Pound ( 215.866 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1798264Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
10.1809 - 1815Captain
John TowerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1815
BWAS-17932.4.1831 - 1835Captain
David DunnBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1808-1849
W0258.4.1839 - 30.11.1842Captain
Jenkin JonesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1813-1842
W02522.2.1843 - 12.1.1846Captain
Sir Thomas Sabine Pasley (2nd Baronet Pasley of Craig, Dunfries)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1817-1866
W02512.1.1846 - 4.9.1847Captain
William BroughtonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1825-1847
W025

6 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
12.1809 - 9.1815Lieutenant
Peter BaylyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1800-1815
NBD18492.4.1831 - 1831Lieutenant
Richard Brydges BeecheyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1821-1846
NBD184928.2.1843 - 9.2.1844Lieutenant
Astley Cooper KeyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1833-1878
NBD184928.2.1843 - 9.11.1846Lieutenant
Thomas CarmichaelBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1839-1846
NBD184929.11.1843 - 9.11.1846First Lieutenant
Owen Phibes KnottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1840-1846
NBD18499.2.1844 - 1844Lieutenant
Amelius Wentworth BeauclerkBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1830-1846
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
1.1808Began building at Northam - Devon BWAS-1793
23.9.1809Completed building at Northam - Devon at a cost of £18411.0.0dBWAS-1793
26.9.1809Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1793
23.1.1810Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £15066.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.11.1810Took the Privateer
La Vénus (16) 1810-1810
French 16 Gun
Privateer Unknown
ref:692
27.6.1812Attack at Laigueglia 2
1815Paid offBWAS-1793
3.1817Began large repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
2.1819Completed large repair at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £28650.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.1819Laid up at GreenhitheBWAS-1793
1822At WoolwichBWAS-1793
2.1831Began cut down at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
4.1831Recommissioned for the East IndiesBWAS-1793
4.1831Refitted as a 24 gun Sixth Rate Corvette
6.1831Completed cut down at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £15057.0.0dBWAS-1793
1834Paid offBWAS-1793
2.1839Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1793
7.1839Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £9983.0.0dBWAS-1793

 
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