HMS Looe (1741)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Looe
Ordered	22 December 1740
Builder	Thomas Snelgrove, Limehouse
Laid down	26 January 1741
Launched	29 December 1741
Completed	3 April 1742
Commissioned	January 1742
In service	1742–1744
Fate	Wrecked on 5 February 1744
General characteristics
Class and type	44-gun fifth rate warship
Tons burthen	685 46⁄94 bm
Length	124 ft 4.5 in (37.9 m) (overall); 101 ft 8 in (31.0 m) (keel);
Beam	35 ft 8 in (10.9 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 6.5 in (4.43 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	250
Armament	Lower deck: 20 × 12-pdrs; Upper deck: 20 × 9-pdrs; Quarterdeck: 6 × 6-pdrs;

HMS Looe was a 44-gun fifth rate warship of the Royal Navy. She grounded on Looe Key off the coast of Florida on 5 February 1744, during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

History

Great Britain
Name	HMS Looe
Ordered	22 December 1740
Builder	Thomas Snelgrove, Limehouse
Laid down	26 January 1741
Launched	29 December 1741
Completed	3 April 1742
Commissioned	January 1742
In service	1742–1744
Fate	Wrecked on 5 February 1744
General characteristics
Class and type	44-gun fifth rate warship
Tons burthen	685 46⁄94 bm
Length	124 ft 4.5 in (37.9 m) (overall) 101 ft 8 in (31.0 m) (keel)
Beam	35 ft 8 in (10.9 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 6.5 in (4.43 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	250
Armament	Lower deck: 20 × 12-pdrs Upper deck: 20 × 9-pdrs Quarterdeck: 6 × 6-pdrs