British Fifth Rate frigate 'Curacao' (1809)

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Curacao
Nominal Guns	36	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.10.1806	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	1.1808	BWAS-1793
Launched	23.9.1809	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Northam - Devon	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Apollo 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
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	3.1849	BWAS-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 - 1815CaptainBWAS-17932.4.1831 - 1835CaptainW0258.4.1839 - 30.11.1842CaptainW02522.2.1843 - 12.1.1846CaptainW02512.1.1846 - 4.9.1847CaptainW025

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.1809 - 9.1815LieutenantNBD18492.4.1831 - 1831LieutenantNBD184928.2.1843 - 9.2.1844LieutenantNBD184928.2.1843 - 9.11.1846LieutenantNBD184929.11.1843 - 9.11.1846First LieutenantNBD18499.2.1844 - 1844LieutenantNBD1849

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 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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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