HMS Lowestoffe (1756)
,_Tartar_(1756)_RMG_J6391.png) Lowestoff
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Lowestoffe |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Ordered | 20 May 1755 |
| Builder | John Greaves, Limehouse |
| Laid down | June 1755 |
| Launched | 17 May 1756 |
| Completed | 8 June 1756 at Deptford Dockyard |
| Commissioned | May 1756 |
| Fate | Wrecked 19 May 1760 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | frigate |
| Tons burthen | 594 33⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 33 ft 10 in (10.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 4 in (3.1 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 200 officers and men |
| Armament |
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HMS Lowestoffe was a 28-gun
Sir Thomas Slade based on the earlier Lyme of 1748
, "with such alterations as may tend to the better stowing of men and carrying for guns." The design provided for a 24-gun ship (from 22 September 1756 this was raised to 28 guns by including the 3 pounders on the quarterdeck in the count) of 583 tons, but on completion the ship measured some 11 tons more.
The ship served in the British operations
on 19 May 1760.References
- Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
- David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5.
- Rif Winfield, ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
External links
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