HMS Looe (1696)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | HMS Looe |
| Ordered | 1 April 1695 |
| Builder | Plymouth Dockyard |
| Launched | 5 August 1696 |
| Commissioned | 1697 |
| Fate | Wrecked in Baltimore Bay, Ireland 30 April 1697 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class & type | 32-gun fifth rate |
| Tons burthen | 38480⁄94 tons (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 28 ft 0 in (8.53 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 145/110 |
| Armament |
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HMS Looe was a 32-gun fifth rate built at Plymouth Dockyard in 1695/96. Shortly after commissioning she was wrecked in Baltimore Bay, Ireland on 30 April 1697.
She was the first vessel to bear the name Looe in the English and Royal Navy.[1]
She was ordered on 1 April 1695 to be built at Plymouth Dockyard under the guidance of Master Shipwright Elias Waffe. She was launched on 5 August 1696. Her dimensions were a gundeck of 110 feet 0 inches (33.53 metres) with a keel of 93 feet 0 inches (28.35 metres) for tonnage calculation with a breadth of 28 feet 0 inches (8.53 metres) and a depth of hold of 11 feet 0 inches (3.35 metres). Her builder’s measure tonnage was calculated as 38480⁄94 tons (burthen).[2]
The gun armament initially was four demi-culverins[3][Note 1] on the lower deck (LD) with two pairs of guns per side. The upper deck (UD) battery would consist of between twenty and twenty-two 6-pounder guns[4][Note 2] with ten or eleven guns per side. The gun battery would be completed by four 4-pounder guns[5][Note 3] on the quarterdeck (QD) with two to three guns per side.[6]
Commissioned service 1697
She was commissioned in 1697 under the command of Captain Richard Paul for service in the English Channel.[2]
Loss
She was wrecked in Baltimore Bay, Ireland on 30 April 1697.[2]