HMS Princess Louisa (1744)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Princess Louisa.

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]

The Princess Louisa shown here at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)

History
Great 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 [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	58 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 24 × 12 pdrs Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

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

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p172.

References

• 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.