Many ships have borne the name ''Louisa'', including: *Four ships of the

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have been named , as have several

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that served the Royal Navy under contract: :*HM :*HM * was launched in France in 1794, probably under another name. She was taken in

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and between 1798 and 1804 she made five complete voyages as a

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in the

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in enslaved people. She was lost on the coast of Africa on her sixth voyage. * , an American privateer, participated in the

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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,

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in 1823. She had a length of , a beam of , and a hold depth of . In 1849 and 1853, she visited Adelaide. * ''Louisa'' (1824) was built by Thomas de la Mare at South Beach, St Peter Port,

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. She had a burthen of 169 tons, but was later remeasured at 141 nrt

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. In 1853 she was sold and her registry transferred to London. She sailed from

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for

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on 16 December 1882 and was last seen the following day off Bicheno, in bad weather.

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