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The Hired armed brig ''Louisa'' served the Royal Navy under contract from 25 May 1799 to 13 November 1801. She was the former mercantile brig ''Gambier'', of 184 tons (bm), and was armed with sixteen 18-pounder carronades.〔Winfield (2008), p.389.〕 Her first commander was Lieutenant Burlton. He sailed ''Louis'' on 2 July 1799 from Plymouth with despatches for Earl St Vincent.〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 2, p.168.〕 She returned to Plymouth from the () Straits on 2 August.〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 2, p.258.〕 Her next commander was Lieutenant William Truscott. On 8 November 1799, the frigate ''Minerve'' and ''Louisa'', under Truscott's command, captured the ''Mouche''. ''Louisa'' and Truscott returned to Plymouth from Gibraltar on 10 December.〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 2, p.640.〕 On 30 April ''Louisa'' arrived at Plymouth. She was under the command of Lieutenant Banks and was carrying despatches from Admiral Duckworth who reported that in the Straits he had encountered sailing from Carthagena to Lima, the annual fleet with 150 tons of quicksilver.〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 3, p.415.〕 On 13 April 1801 ''Louisa'' captured the French privateer ''Bonne Peuple''. At this time she was again under Truscott's command. The privateer, of eight guns and 60 men, is almost certainly the one that ''Lloyd's List'' reported the "sloop of war" ''Louisa'', coming from Egypt, taking into Gibraltar on 15 April.〔(''Lloyd's List'' n°4150 - accessed 11 November 2015. )〕 ''Louisa'' was at Gibraltar station on the occasion of the two battles in Algeciras Bay. (詳細はAdmiralty awarded the surviving claimants from her crew the Naval General Service medal with clasp "Gut of Gibraltar 12 July 1801". Although apparently her contract had expired, still on 20 January 1802 "the ''Louisa'', of 14 guns, Lieutenant Truscott" left Plymouth with despatches for Malta.〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 7, p.174.〕 ==Citations and references== ;Citations ;References * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hired armed brig Louisa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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