HMS Lowestoffe (1697)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Lowestoffe.
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Lowestoft.
HMS Lowestoffe was a 32-gun fifth rate built at Chatham Dockyard in 1696/97. She spent her career on counter piracy patrols and trade Protection duties. She participated in the capture of Port Royal in Nova Scotia. She was rebuilt in 1722/24 as a 20-gun sixth rate. She was sold in July 1744.
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Name | HMS Lowestoffe |
Ordered | 24 December 1696 |
Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
Launched | 7 August 1697 |
Commissioned | 1699 |
Fate | Sold 12 July 1744 |
General characteristics as built | |
Class and type | 32-gun fifth rate |
Tons burthen | 35688⁄94 tons (bm) |
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Beam | 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) |
Depth of hold | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 145/110 |
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General characteristics 1719 Establishment | |
Class and type | 20-gun sixth rate |
Tons burthen | 37790⁄94 tons (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 28 ft 5 in (8.66 m) |
Depth of hold | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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She was the first vessel to bear the name Lowestoffe or Lowestoft in the English and Royal Navy.[1]