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The Louisa was an American merchant ship that gained fame in 1800 while sailing as a privateer out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during Quasi-War with France. The owners of the Louisa obtained a letter of marque that authorized her captain to act against French merchant shipping during the war. She was armed with twelve six-pound guns and manned by a crew of thirty men (including officers).〔Hall, "Recollections of a Voyage to Italy", p. 210: "The ship was the Louisa, a letter of Marque, mounting twelve guns, but appearing to have eighteen, six of them being what the sailors called Quakers; that is, very pacific ones, made of wood. She was commanded by Thomas Hoggard, and had a crew of thirty men."〕 In August 1800 she was attacked off Gibraltar by several French privateers that sailed out of Algeciras, in North Africa.〔Maclay, ''A History of the United States Navy'', pp. 207-208.〕 Her captain, Thomas Hoggard (Thomas Haggard), was wounded and taken below to his cabin. However, the Louisa fought off the attack, and Hoggard was taken ashore at Gibraltar, where he subsequently died.〔''Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography'', p. 360: "DEATHS ... ''Issue of November 29, 1800'' ... At Gibraltar, of the wounds he received in his gallant action with several privateers and piratical barges, Captain Thomas Hoggard, of the ship Louisa, of Philadelphia."〕 The USS Haggard (DD-555) was named in honor of the bravery of the Louisa's captain and crew in the action off of Gibraltar. ==Other ''Louisa''s== *Louisa. Privateer out of Baltimore, War of 1812. *Louisa. Privateer out of Buenos Aires, taken over by crew, October 1818, to be used for piracy. *Louisa. Whaling schooner, 35 tons. Built at Hobart, 1834, foundered near Bruny Island, 22 October 1836. All hands lost. 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「Louisa (Quasi-War privateer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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