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HMS Curacoa

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Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Curacoa, after the island in the Caribbean Sea more usually spelled Curaçao:

  • HMS Curacoa (1809), a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1809. She was reduced to 24 guns in 1831 and broken up in 1849.
  • HMS Curacoa (1854), a wood screw frigate launched in 1854. She was flagship of the Australia Station during the New Zealand Land Wars and was broken up in 1869.
  • HMS Curacoa (1878), a screw corvette launched in 1878 and sold in 1904.
  • HMS Curacoa (D41), a C-class light cruiser launched in 1917 and accidentally sunk by RMS Queen Mary in 1942.

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    HMS Curacoa Wikipedia
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