Curacoa

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Curacoa may refer to:

Geography

Curacoa Island, Queensland, Australia
Curacoa volcano, Tonga

Naval vessels

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Curacoa:

HMS Curacoa, a 36-gun fifth-rate ship launched in 1809. She was reduced to 24 guns in 1831 and broken up in 1849
HMS Curacoa, 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, a screw corvette launched in 1878 and sold in 1904
HMS Curacoa, a C-class light cruiser launched in 1917 and accidentally sunk by the RMS Queen Mary in 1942

Other

"Curacoa", archaic form of the word "curaçao", especially in reference to liquor

See also

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