HMS Curieux (1809)
At least two vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Curieux'', from the French word for "curious": * was an 18-gun brig-sloop, the French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in th ...'s corvette ''Curieux'', launched in 1800, captured by the Royal Navy in 1804, and wrecked in 1809. * was the French Navy's brig ''Béarnais'', launched in 1808, that the Royal Navy captured in 1809, laid up in ordinary in 1810, and sold in 1814. {{DEFAULTSORT:Curieux Royal Navy ship names ...
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against Kingdom of France, France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the British Armed Forces, UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy. From the mid 18th century, it was the world's most powerful navy until the World War II, Second World War. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Im