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Name | HMS Princess Louisa |
Ordered | 23 December 1742 |
Builder | Carter, Limehouse |
Launched | 1 July 1744 |
Honours and awards | Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747: |
Fate | Broken up, 1766 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 1741 proposals 58-gun fourth rate ship of the line |
Length | 147 ft (44.8 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 42 ft (12.8 m) |
Depth of hold | 18 ft 1 in (5.5 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Princess Louisa was a 58-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the dimensions prescribed in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Limehouse, and launched on 1 July 1744.[1]
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The ship was under the command of William Lloyd in the Louisbourg Expedition (1757).
Princess Louisa served until 1766, when she was broken up.[1]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.