HMS Curlew (1803)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Leander |
| Namesake | Protagonist in the story of Hero and Leander in Greek mythology |
| Builder | Simon Temple, Temple shipbuilders, South Shields |
| Launched | 1800 |
| Fate | Sold 1803 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Curlew |
| Acquired | 1803 by purchase |
| Fate | Sold 1810 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Leander |
| Acquired | 1810 by purchase |
| Captured | 1 November 1810 |
| Fate | Lost after capture |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 350, or 355 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 29 ft 6 in (9.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Complement | 100 |
| Armament |
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HMS Curlew was the mercantile sloop Leander, launched at South Shields in 1800. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1803 and named her Curlew as there was already a HMS Leander in service, and the Curlew name was available. Curlew was a sloop of 16 guns. The Navy sold her in 1810 and she returned to mercantile service as Leander. On her first voyage to the West Indies a French privateer captured her in a single-ship action; she was lost shortly thereafter.