HMS Looe (1696)

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	110 ft 0 in (33.53 m) gundeck; 93 ft 0 in (28.35 m) keel for tonnage;
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	as built 32 guns; 4/4 × demi-culverins (LD); 22/20 × 6-pdr guns (UD); 6/4 × 4-pdr guns (QD);

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.

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	110 ft 0 in (33.53 m) gundeck 93 ft 0 in (28.35 m) keel for tonnage
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	as built 32 guns 4/4 × demi-culverins (LD) 22/20 × 6-pdr guns (UD) 6/4 × 4-pdr guns (QD)