British Fifth Rate frigate 'Looe' (1707)

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Looe	5163
Nominal Guns	42	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Named	26.3.1707	BWAS-1603
Acquired	7.4.1707	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	4.4.1707	B028
Shipyard	Blackwall - London	B028
Constructor	William JohnsonBritish Ship Builder	B028
Category	Fifth Rate	B028
Ship Type	Frigate	B028
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B028
Sunk as Breakwater	7.1737	B028

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck119' 7 ½"Imperial Feet36.2839
Length of Keel98' 6"Imperial Feet29.8895
Breadth32' 6"Imperial Feet9.8298
Depth in Hold13' 6 ½"Imperial Feet3.9751
Burthen553 ³⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.4.1707Broadside Weight = 153 Imperial Pound ( 69.3855 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck18 British 9-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder

1714Broadside Weight = 150 Imperial Pound ( 68.025 kg)BWAS-1603
Lower Gun Deck20 British 9-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck20 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1706190Design Complement

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.4.1707 - 29.9.1709Captain ADM 6/9/59BWAS-160330.9.1709 - 13.12.1709Captain ADM 6/10/91BWAS-160314.12.1709 - 11.10.1714Captain ADM 6/11/13BWAS-160314.12.1714 - 11.3.1716/17Captain Transfered ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/1212.3.1716/17 - 25.3.1718Commander ADM 6/12/94BWAS-160326.3.1718 - 3.12.1718Captain Transfered ADM 6/12/125
Confirmed 25.9.1722BWAS-16034.12.1718 - 20.9.1722Captain ADM 6/13/44ADM 6/1313.1.1727/28 - 24.10.1728Captain Transfered ADM 6/13/188BWAS-160325.10.1728 - 1.4.1729Captain ADM 6/14/3BWAS-16032.4.1729 - 8.5.1732Captain ADM 6/14/20BWAS-16035.5.1735 - 9.5.1737Commander ADM 6/14/211BWAS-1603

12 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
27.3.1705 - 11.2.1706/7Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/8/167ADM 6/84.4.1707 - 8.4.1711Lieutenant ADM 6/9/60ADM 6/99.4.1711 - 11.10.1714Lieutenant ADM 6/11/127ADM 6/1114.12.1714 - 6.10.1715Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/12/11ADM 6/124.12.1718 - 20.9.1722Lieutenant ADM 6/13/44
Confirmed 11.9.1722ADM 6/1313.1.1727/28 - 6.5.1728Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms ADM 6/13/188ADM 6/1318.1.1727/28 - 15.7.1728First Lieutenant ADM 6/13/189ADM 6/1318.1.1727/28 - 21.2.1728/29Second Lieutenant ADM 6/14/189ADM 6/1323.7.1728 - 1.4.1729First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/14/209ADM 6/132.4.1729 - 1.5.1732First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/14/20ADM 6/142.4.1729 - 1.5.1732Third Lt. & Lt. at Arms Transfered ADM 6/14/20ADM 6/1411.4.1729 - 1.5.1732Second Lieutenant ADM 6/14/22ADM 6/14

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
5.10.1707 - 20.4.1710Midshipman ADM 107/2/267ADM 107/212.11.1721 - 20.9.1722Midshipman Ordinary ADM 107/3/152ODNB

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1.9.1729 - 8.10.1729Lieutenant's Servant Transfered ADM 107/3/216ADM 107/3

Service History

DateEventSource
28.1.1706/7Purchased from the builder whilst still on the stocksBWAS-1603
1.4.1707Established as a 42-gun Fifth RateBWAS-1603
7.1707Sailed to ArchangelBWAS-1603
1708Sailed to NewfoundlandBWAS-1603
1711Russian convoyBWAS-1603
1712In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1714Sailed to the MediterraneanBWAS-1603
11.10.1714

Arrived at Sheerness and paid off

BWAS-1603
1717Began small repair at Sheerness - Kent BWAS-1603
4.1717Completed small repair at Sheerness - Kent at a cost of £2574.1.1dBWAS-1603
3.1717/18Recommissioned as a Hospital ship for the BalticBWAS-1603
11.8.1718Battle of Cape Passaro
28.6.1719Took a Spanish privateer near CapriBWAS-1603
20.9.1722

Paid off

BWAS-1603
10.1722Began middling repair at Woolwich - London BWAS-1603
2.1724Completed middling repair at Woolwich - London at a cost of £5824.1.11dBWAS-1603
1730Sailed to Gibraltar and then to SaleeBWAS-1603
1731Sailed for HomeBWAS-1603
3.1730/31Began small repair at Sheerness - Kent BWAS-1603
5.1731Completed small repair at Sheerness - Kent at a cost of £673.7.10dBWAS-1603
8.5.1732Paid offADM 51
4.1735Began refitting at Sheerness - Kent BWAS-1603
5.1735RecommissionedBWAS-1603
6.1735Completed refitting at Sheerness - Kent at a cost of £1171.12.9dBWAS-1603
1736Off the TagusBWAS-1603
9.5.1737Paid offBWAS-1603
7.1737Sunk as breakwater at SheernessBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ADM 6/12 Archive

ADM 6/13 Archive

ADM 6/8 Archive

ADM 6/9 Archive

ADM 6/11 Archive

ADM 6/14 Archive

ADM 107/2 Archive

ODNBOxford University Press, Web Site

ADM 107/3 Archive

ADM 51 Archive

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