HMS Curlew (1795)

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.

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
Class and typeDiligence-class brig-sloop
Type18-gun brig-sloop
Tons burthen316 4194 (bm)
Length
  • 95 ft 1 in (29.0 m) (gundeck)
  • 75 ft 2+12 in (22.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam28 ft 1+12 in (8.6 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 0 in (3.7 m)
Sail planbrig
Complement121
Armament

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

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