Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786Length of Gundeck86' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)27.9328 (91′ 7″ Imperial)Length of Keel72' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)23.3856 (76′ 8″ Imperial)Breadth26' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.4448 (27′ 8″ Imperial)Depth in Hold13' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2404 (13′ 10″ Imperial)Displacement290Ton Burthen158French Tonneaux155.661 Armament
4.2.1804Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)W005 | Gun Deck | 16 French 6-PounderCrew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource1800100Establishment?W0054.2.180470Crew when capturedW0051 Ship Commander
DatesRankNameSource1800 - 4.2.1804Capitaine de FrégateW0052 Commissioned Officers
DatesRankNameSource1800 - 4.2.1804Enseigne de VaisseauW0051800 - 4.2.1804Lieutenant de FrégateW005
Notes on Ship
On the evening of the 3d of February four boats, containing 60 seamen and 12 marines, under the orders of Lieutenant [Robert Carthew Reynolds], of the Centaur, then at her old station off the Diamond, were detached to attempt the capture of the French brig-corvette Curieux, Capitaine de frégate [Joseph-Marie-Emmanuel Cordier], of 16 long 6-pounders and (supposed to have been about 100, but with only, as admitted) 70 men, lying at anchor close under Fort-Edouard at the entrance of the Carénage, Fort-Royal harbour, Martinique, victualled for three months, and all ready for a start to sea. Although the suspicion that an attack might be made by a part of the blockading force had led to every commendable precaution to prevent surprise ; such as, loading the carriage-guns with grape, and the swivels (of which there were eight) and wall-pieces with musket-balls, spreading on the quarterdeck and in the arm-chest the muskets, sabres, pistols, tomahawks, and pikes, filling the cartouch-boxes, pl