HDMS Lougen (1791)

For other ships with the same name, see HDMS Lougen.
Lougen (centre) at the Battle of West Kay
History
Denmark
NameLougen
BuilderStibolt of Nyholm, Copenhagen
Launched10 September 1791
Commissioned1792
Out of serviceIn dock during 1793, 1794, 1797 and 1800
FateBroken up 1802
Notes
  • First Danish ship to be copper clad (1793)
  • Taken by the British in 1801 when capturing the Danish West Indies
General characteristics
Class & typeLougen-class brig-of-war
Displacement169½ tons
Length93 ft 6 in (28.50 m)
Beam26 ft (7.9 m)
Draught
  • 11 ft (3.4 m)aft
  • 10 ft forward
Sail planBrig
Complement85 men
Armament18 × 18-pounder short cannon

HDMS Lougen was an 18-gun brig of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. Launched in 1791, she was the lead ship of her class, designed by the shipwright Ernst Stibolt. She was the first Danish warship to be copper-sheathed. She was active protecting Danish merchant shipping and suppressing piracy in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. In March 1801, she fought off the British privateer Experiment and 22-gun post ship HMS Arab in the Battle of West Kay. When the British captured the Danish West Indies in 1801, Lougen was part of the booty. The British later returned her to Denmark where she was broken up in 1802.


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