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HMS Princess Louisa (1744)

History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
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
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:
  • 58 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 24 × 12 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

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.

Princess Louisa served until 1766, when she was broken up.



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