British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Princess Louisa' (1744)

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Princess Louisa

256
Nominal Guns60BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered23.12.1742BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down25.1.1742/43BWAS-1714
Launched1.7.1744BWAS-1714
First Commissioned29.6.1744BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardCarter's Yard - Limehouse Hole BWAS-1714
Ship Class1741 Establishment 60-Gunner (1741)BWAS-1714
Constructor
Robert CarterBritish
Ship Builder
Service 1737-1751
BWAS-1714
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the LineBWAS-1714
Sailing RigShip RiggedBWAS-1714
Broken Up4.12.1766BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck148' 0"Imperial Feet45.1104 
Length of Keel119' 2 ½"Imperial Feet36.2839 
Breadth42' 5 ½"Imperial Feet12.8143 
Depth in Hold18' 1 ¼"Imperial Feet5.4928 
Burthen1,143 7⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


1.7.1744Broadside Weight = 462 Imperial Pound ( 209.517 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

1745Broadside Weight = 474 Imperial Pound ( 214.959 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1741420Design Complement

11 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
29.6.1744 - 27.1.1744/45Captain
Sir William Hewett (4th Baronet of Headley Hall)British
Naval Sailor
Service 1711-1745
ADM 6/16/330BWAS-171428.1.1744/45 - 13.3.1745/46Captain
William BoysBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1717-1774
Transfered ADM 6/16/431BWAS-171414.3.1745/46 - 25.1.1747/48Captain
Charles WatsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1758
ADM 6/17/71BWAS-171425.1.1747/48 - 2.7.1748Captain
Arthur ScottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1750
ADM 6/17/314BWAS-171418.6.1755 - 5.6.1756Captain
Thomas NoelBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1731-1734
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/18/175BWAS-17146.6.1756 - 20.8.1756Captain
William LloydBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1795
ADM 6/18/350
Issued by
The Hon. John ByngBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1757

Confirmed 1.2.1757BWAS-171420.8.1756 - 2.2.1757Captain
Julian LeggeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1762
ADM 6/18/302ADM 6/182.2.1757 - 13.8.1759Captain
William LloydBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1795
Transfered ADM 6/18/350ADM 6/1813.8.1759 - 28.4.1760Captain
Robert HarlandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1729-1783
ADM 6/19/164
Issued by
The Hon. Edward BoscawenBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Administrator
Marine
Service 1726-1759
, North America
Confirmed 7.5.1760BWAS-17147.6.1763 - 22.5.1764Captain
Joseph NorwoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1777
Transfered ADM 6/19/506BWAS-171422.5.1764 - 14.8.1766Captain
John BoverBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1771
ADM 6/20/122
Issued by
Richard TyrrellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1760
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 2.6.1766BWAS-1714

1 Flag Officer


DatesRankNameSource
6.1765 - 26.6.1766Rear-Admiral of the White
Richard TyrrellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1760
† Discharged DeadBWAS-1714

7 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
27.7.1744 - 10.2.1744/45Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
Michael BurgesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1745
Transfered ADM 6/16/347ADM 6/167.9.1745 - 9.4.1746Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms
William GreenwoodBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1770
Transfered ADM 6/16/541ADM 6/1628.1.1745/46 - 14.2.1746/47First Lieutenant
Henry ChristianBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1742-1796
Transfered ADM 6/17/49ADM 6/1727.5.1747 - 1.2.1747/48Second Lieutenant
Stephen HammickBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1762
ADM 6/17/229ADM 6/191.2.1747/48 - 3.8.1748First Lieutenant
John ClarkBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1726-1776
ADM 6/17/317ADM 6/171.2.1747/48 - 3.8.1748Second Lieutenant
Benjamin NeilsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1758
ADM 6/17/317ADM 6/1724.6.1755 - 29.11.1756First Lieutenant
Joseph RobartsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1766
Transfered ADM 6/18/176ADM 6/18

3 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
31.10.1744 - 13.2.1744/45Master's Mate
Samuel MckinleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1736-1759
Transfered ADM 107/4/18ADM 107/42.11.1746 - 21.7.1747Midshipman
William BaconBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1779
ADM 107/4/295ADM 107/410.2.1747/48 - 7.7.1748Midshipman
William WightmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1758
Transfered ADM 107/4/373ADM 107/4

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
12.8.1746 - 9.2.1747/48Able Seaman
William WightmanBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1758
ADM 107/4/373ADM 107/422.7.1747 - 3.8.1748Able Seaman
William BaconBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1779
ADM 107/4/295ADM 107/4

Service History


DateEventSource
1.7.1744Completed at Limehouse - London at a cost of £16423.17.6dBWAS-1714
1.7.1744Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
20.8.1744Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £7034.12.10dBWAS-1714
1745Refitted as a 60 gun Fourth Rate Ship of the Line
3.5.17471st Battle of Cape Finisterre
14.10.17472nd Battle of Cape Finisterre
3.8.1748

Paid off at Plymouth Dockyard

ADM 33
9.1748Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth BWAS-1714
5.9.1748

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
16.9.1748

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
2.1749Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £2485.1.7dBWAS-1714
10.9.1755Sailed for the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
20.5.1756Battle of Minorca
5.4.1757Action of April 5 1757
18.8.1759Battle of Lagos Bay
16.11.1759

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
28.4.1760Paid offADM 51
6.1762Began small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
3.7.1762

Surveyed

BWAS-1714
12.1762Completed small repair at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £8851.18.10dBWAS-1714
23.9.1763Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
14.8.1766

Paid off

ADM 33
2.9.1766SurveyedBWAS-1714
17.11.1766Ordered to be broken upBWAS-1714
4.12.1766Break up completed at ChathamBWAS-1714

 
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