HMS Curlew (1795)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Curlew.

Curlew
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Curlew
Ordered4 & 18 March 1795
BuilderJohn Randall & Co., Rotherhithe
Laid downMay 1795
Launched16 July 1795
Commissioned22 July - 29 August 1795
FateLost 1796
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeDiligence-class brig-sloop
Type18-gun brig-sloop
Tons burthen316 41⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 95 ft 1 in (29.0 m) (gundeck)
  • 75 ft 2+1⁄2 in (22.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam28 ft 1+1⁄2 in (8.6 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 0 in (3.7 m)
Sail planbrig
Complement121
Armament

HMS Curlew was an 18-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, commissioned in June 1795 under Commander Francis Ventris Field for Admiral Duncan's fleet.

On 31 October 1796 she disappeared during a storm in the North Sea, and was presumed to have foundered with all hands.[1][2][3]

Citations

  1. ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 280.
  2. ^ Grocott (1997), p. 39.
  3. ^ Hepper (1994), p. 82.

References

  • Grocott, Terence (1997). Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary & Napoleonic Eras. London: Chatham. ISBN 1861760302.
  • Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.