HMS Halstarr (1807)

The capture of Curaçao in 1807
History
Batavian Republic
NameKenau Hasselaar
NamesakeKenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer: a Dutch 16th Century heroine during the Siege of Haarlem
BuilderP. Glavimans, Rotterdam
Launched1800
Captured1 January 1807
United Kingdom
NameHMS Halstarr
Acquired1 January 1807 by capture
FateBroken up 1809
General characteristics
Typebrig
Tons burthen850 (bm; est.)
Length145 Amsterdam feet
Beam40 Amsterdam feet
Depth of hold15 Amsterdam feet
PropulsionSails
Armament32 guns

HMS Halstarr was the Dutch frigate Kenau Hasselar (or Kenau Hasselaar), launched in 1800 that the British captured at Curaçao in 1807. The Royal Navy took her into service but the Admiralty sold her for breaking up in 1809.