HMS Pearl (1708)

History
Great Britain
NameHMS Pearl
Ordered10 March 1708
BuilderRichard Burchett, Rotherhithe
Launched5 August 1708
FateBroken up for rebuilding between December 1722 and January 1723
General characteristics
Class & type42-gun fifth-rate
Tons burthen559 20⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 117 ft (35.7 m) (gundeck)
  • 96 ft 9.5 in (29.5 m) (keel)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 7.25 in (4.1466 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement190
Armament
  • Lower gundeck: 18 × 9-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 20 × 6-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Pearl was a 42-gun fifth-rate of the Royal Navy. Her crew was involved in the hunt and death of Blackbeard in 1718.

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