British Fifth Rate ship 'Looe' (1759)

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Looe
Nominal Guns	44	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Privateer ship 'Liverpool' (1756) (22) 1756-1759 British 22 Gun Privateer Ship
Purchased	25.9.1759	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	26.11.1759	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Liverpool - Lancashire	HLP
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Sold	6.10.1763	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck124' 1 ½"Imperial Feet37.8079
Length of Keel100' 3"Imperial Feet30.5562
Breadth35' 9"Imperial Feet10.7137
Depth in Hold14' 6"Imperial Feet4.3053
Burthen681 ⁴⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

9.1759Broadside Weight = 222 Imperial Pound ( 100.677 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck20 British 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1733250Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
26.11.1759 - 3.6.1763Captain: on board from 1.1.1760 ADM 6/19/114BWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.2.1761 - 3.6.1763First Lieutenant ADM 6/19/274ADM 6/19

Service History

DateEventSource
16.3.1762Took the Brig off the Land's EndBG
13.5.1762Took the Frigate off Cape Clear bearing N. E. 160 LeaguesBG
28.6.1762Took the Privateer off Cape Finisterre and carried in CorkBG
27.9.1762Took the Privateer BG
3.6.1763

Paid off

ADM 33
11.7.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
6.10.1763Sold at Woolwich for £610BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

BGOfficial, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

HLPGomer Williams, Digital Book

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