Louisa (ship)

Many ships have borne the name Louisa, including:

• Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named {{HMS|Louisa}}, as have several hired armed vessels that served the Royal Navy under contract:

:*HM {{ship|Hired armed brig|Louisa}}

:*HM {{ship|Hired tender|Louisa}}

• {{ship||Louisa|1798 ship}} was launched in France in 1794, probably under another name. She was taken in prize and between 1798 and 1804 she made five complete voyages as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. She was lost on the coast of Africa on her sixth voyage.
• {{ship||Louisa|Quasi-War privateer}}, an American privateer, participated in the Quasi-War with France in 1800.
• Louisa, a Swedish ship captured by the Spanish in 1800 while sailing from Lisbon to Barcelona. See List of ships captured in the 18th century#1800.
• Louisa (1823), of 242 tons (bm (old measurement)) or 306 tons (bm (new measurement)), was launched by J. Fowler at Howrah or Sulkea, Calcutta in 1823.{{sfnp|Phipps|1840|p=111}} She had a length of {{cvt|86|ft|0|in|m|1|abbr=on}}, a beam of {{cvt|23|ft|0|in|m|1|abbr=on}}, and a hold depth of {{cvt|16|ft|4|in|m|1|abbr=on}}. In 1849 and 1853, she visited Adelaide.
• Louisa (1824) was built by Thomas de la Mare at South Beach, St Peter Port, Guernsey. She had a burthen of 169{{small|{{frac|71|94}}}} tons, but was later remeasured at 141{{small|{{frac|3035|3500}}}} nrt brig. In 1853 she was sold and her registry transferred to London.{{sfnp|Sarre|2007|p=173}} She sailed from Hobart, Tasmania for Melbourne, Victoria on 16 December 1882 and was last seen the following day off Bicheno, in bad weather.{{cite news |title=Loss of the brig Louisa |access-date=7 February 2023 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/238495344|work=Sydney Daily Telegraph |issue=1150 |date=14 March 1883 |page=3|via=Trove}}