HMS Pearl (1708)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Pearl
Ordered	10 March 1708
Builder	Richard Burchett, Rotherhithe
Launched	5 August 1708
Fate	Broken up for rebuilding between December 1722 and January 1723
General characteristics
Class and type	42-gun fifth-rate
Tons burthen	559 20⁄94 (bm)
Length	117 ft (35.7 m) (gundeck); 96 ft 9.5 in (29.5 m) (keel);
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 7.25 in (4.1466 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	190
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.

History

Great Britain
Name	HMS Pearl
Ordered	10 March 1708
Builder	Richard Burchett, Rotherhithe
Launched	5 August 1708
Fate	Broken up for rebuilding between December 1722 and January 1723
General characteristics
Class and type	42-gun fifth-rate
Tons burthen	559 20⁄94 (bm)
Length	117 ft (35.7 m) (gundeck) 96 ft 9.5 in (29.5 m) (keel)
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 7.25 in (4.1466 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	190
Armament	Lower gundeck: 18 × 9-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 20 × 6-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns