HDMS Lougen (1791)

HDMS Lougen was a brig of 18 guns, launched in 1791, and the name-vessel of her class of six brigs designed by the naval architect Ernst Stibolt. She was the first Danish warship to be copper-sheathed. She was active protecting Danish merchant shipping and suppressing pirates in the Mediterranean and in the Caribbean. In March 1801, she fought off the British privateer Experiment and the 22-gun warship HMS Arab in a single action. 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.

For other ships with the same name, see HDMS Lougen.
Lougen (centre) at the battle of West Kay in combat with Experiment and Arab
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 and 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
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