French corvette 'Le Curieux' (1770)

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Le Curieux
Nominal Guns	8	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Purchased	4.1770	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Marie Class (1769)	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Corvette	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sold	1775	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck66' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)21.4368 (70′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel60' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)19.488 (63′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth20' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.496 (21′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold6' 7"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.1383 (7′ 0″ Imperial)
Displacementc190Ton
Burthen110Ton

Armament

4.1770Broadside Weight = 16 French Livre (17.2672 lbs 7.832 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck8 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1770644 officers, 60 menNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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