HMS Princess Louisa (1744)

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

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

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)

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, p. 172.

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.