History | |
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Commonwealth of England | |
Name | Pelican |
Ordered | December 1649 |
Builder | John Taylor, Wapping |
Launched | 1650 |
Commissioned | 1650 |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Accidentally burnt at Portsmouth 13 February 1656 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 42-gun Fourth-rate |
Tons burthen | 516+64⁄94 tons (bm) |
Length | 100 ft 0 in (30.5 m) keel for tonnage |
Beam | 30 ft 8 in (9.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 15 ft 4 in (4.7 m) |
Sail plan | ship-rigged |
Complement | 180 personnel in 1653 |
Armament | 42 guns (1653) |
The Pelican was one of six 40-gun fourth-rate frigates, built for the Commonwealth of England under the 1650 Programme. After commissioning she partook in the First Anglo-Dutch War being present at the Battles of Kentish Knock, Portland, the Gabbard and Scheveningen. She was accidentally burnt at Portsmouth in early 1656.[1][2]
Pelican was the fourth named vessel since it was used for an 18-gun ship (privateer), with Drake in 1577, renamed Golden Hind in September 1578, mentioned in 1662 (doubtful if ever in the Navy Royal).[3]