Curieux, 1809
Type: Brig-sloop ; Armament 18 long 8-pounders
Taken : 17 Dec 1809 ; Disposal date or year : 1814
Notes:

22 Aug 1809, departed Barbadoes, with the Savage, on Sunday, to the Northward.

14 Dec 1809 Melampus, off Guadaloupe, after a chase of 28 hours, captured the French 16-gun brig-corvette Bearnais,, which was added to the British navy under name of Curieux.