British sloop 'Curieux' (1804)

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Curieux
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig 'Le Curieux' (1800) (16) 1800-1804 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig
Captured	4.2.1804	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	5.1804	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Curieux Class (1799)	FWAS1786
Designed by	François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1793-1821	BWAS-1793
Constructor	François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1793-1821	FWAS1786
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	3.11.1809	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck97' 0"Imperial Feet29.5656
Length of Keel77' 3"Imperial Feet23.4805
Breadth28' 6"Imperial Feet8.5535
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen329 ⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

5.1804Broadside Weight = 144 Imperial Pound ( 65.304 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck10 British 24-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck8 British 6-Pounder

8.2.1805Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)W005
Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.180467EstablishmentBWAS-1793

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.5.1804 - 9.1804Commander†BWAS-179311.1804 - 7.1805CommanderBWAS-17937.1805 - 1807CommanderBWAS-17931807 - 3.12.1807Commander†BWAS-17933.12.1807 - 2.1808LieutenantBWAS-17142.1808 - 1809CommanderBWAS-17931809CommanderBWAS-17931809 - 22.9.1809LieutenantBWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.11.1804 - 14.9.1805Acting LieutenantNBD184930.11.1808 - 3.11.1809LieutenantNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
14.7.1808 - 8.1809Ordinary SeamanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1804Commissioned in the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1817
15.7.1804Took the Privateer
8.2.1805Curieux vs Dame Ernouf
8.2.1805Took the Brig BWAS-1793
7.7.1805Anchored at Plymouth, carrying dispatches from Nelson in the West Indies to the effect that the allies were probably on their return to EuropeTRN5
17.7.1805Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1817
17.10.1805Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1817
25.11.1805Took the Lugger 13 leagues West of Cape Selleiro.BG
5.2.1806Took the Lugger 24 leagues West of Lisbon.BG
3.3.1807Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1817
3.11.1809Wrecked off GuadeloupeBWAS-1793

Previous comments on this page

Posted by cy on Thursday 31st of March 2016 08:11

Nope, Allies (French & Spanish) is correct. Although I get the point.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 31st of March 2016 07:27

The note 1805/7/7 should that not read enemy not allies

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