HDMS Lougen was a Danish naval brig

Brig

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 launched in 1805. She saw service in the Danish navy before being transferred to the Norwegian navy in 1814 and then to Germany in 1825. During her service with the Danish navy, Lougen participated in two notable actions against the British Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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 during the Gunboat War

Gunboat War

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. She was finally shipwrecked near Bremerhafen in 1881.

Lougen vs. Childers

On 14 March 1808 Lougen found the British brig Childers engaged in escort duty in Norwegian waters and tried over the course of several hours to bring about an engagement, from which the Childers finally escaped much damaged and with casualties.

Lougen vs. Seagull

On Sunday, 19 June 1808, off the Naze of Norway in the vicinity of the port of Kristiansand

Kristiansand

-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...

, encountered and chased Lougen. Lougen, under the command of First Lieutenant Peter Frederik Wulff, tried to maintain a distance from Seagull to take advantage of the range of her 18-pounders relative to the range of Seagulls 24-pounder carronades.

The chase brought both vessels close in shore where the fresh breeze was lessening to a near calm. Seagull tried to get between Lougen and the shore to prevent her from reaching Kristiansand.

Unfortunately for Seagull, about 20 minutes into the engagement six Danish gunboats arrived from behind some rocks and in two divisions of three each took up positions on Seagulls quarter, where they fired on her with their 24-pounder guns while Lougen fired on her larboard bow. Within half an hour the Danish fire had badly damaged Seagulls rigging and dismounted five of her guns. Eventually Seagulls captain, Commander Robert B. Cathcart, who was himself severely wounded, struck, having lost eight men killed and 20 wounded. Lougen had only one man killed and a dozen men slightly wounded.

Shortly after Seagull had surrendered, and after her crew and wounded had been taken off, she sank. A number of the prize crew from the Lougen drowned as Seagull sank. The Danes later recovered Seagull and took her into their naval service.

Fate

After the Treaty of Kiel

Treaty of Kiel

The Treaty of Kiel or Peace of Kiel was concluded between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Sweden on one side and the Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway on the other side on 14 January 1814 in Kiel...

and Norway's separation from Denmark, Lougen was transferred to the Norwegian navy in 1814. In 1825 the Norwegians transferred her to the Scheldt. She was shipwrecked in 1881 at Bremerhafen.