British sloop 'Curieux' (1804)

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Curieux

3771
Nominal Guns18BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
PreviouslyFrench brig 'Le Curieux' (1800) (16)
Captured4.2.1804BWAS-1793
First Commissioned5.1804BWAS-1793
ShipyardSt Malo - Brittany BWAS-1793
Ship ClassCurieux ClassFWAS1786
Designed byFrançois Timothée Benjamin Pestel (1763-1828)BWAS-1793
ConstructorFrançois Timothée Benjamin Pestel (1763-1828)FWAS1786
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloop BWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Wrecked3.11.1809BWAS-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 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1.5.1804 - 9.1804CommanderRobert Carthew Reynolds (d.1804)†BWAS-179311.1804 - 7.1805CommanderGeorge Bettesworth (d.1808)BWAS-17937.1805 - 1807CommanderJames JohnstoneBWAS-17931807 - 3.12.1807CommanderJohn Sherriff (d.1807)†BWAS-17933.12.1807 - 2.1808LieutenantThomas MuirBWAS-17142.1808 - 1809CommanderThomas Tudor TuckerBWAS-17931809CommanderAndrew HodgeBWAS-17931809 - 22.9.1809LieutenantHenry George Moysey (d.1810)BWAS-1793

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
7.11.1804 - 14.9.1805Acting LieutenantJohn Donaldson Boswall (1790-?)NBD184930.11.1808 - 3.11.1809LieutenantProvo William Parry Wallis (1791-1892)NBD1849

1 Crewman


DatesRatingNameSource
14.7.1808 - 8.1809Ordinary SeamanWilliam Augustus ArchibaldNBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
5.1804Commissioned in the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1817
15.7.1804Took the Privateer L'Elizabeth (6)
8.2.1805Curieux vs Dame Ernouf
8.2.1805Took the Brig La Dame Ernouf (14) 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 Brilliano (5) 13 leagues West of Cape Selleiro.BG
5.2.1806Took the Lugger Baltidore (6) 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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