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HBMF Pearl (1651)

Page history last edited by Cy 14 years, 10 months ago

Pearl, 22 Guns


Details
Nationality British
Launched 1651/06/00 B164
Shipyard Ratcliffe B028
Designer Peter Pett B028
Constructor Peter Pett B028
Rate Fifth Rate
Type Ship
Out Service 1697/08/06 B028
Fate Sunk as Foundation B028

Dimensions
B164   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 103' 3" Imperial Feet 31.47
Length of Keel 86' 0" Imperial Feet 26.21
Breadth 25' 0" Imperial Feet 7.62
Depth in Hold 10' 1" Imperial Feet 3.07
Draught Aft 12' 0" Imperial Feet 3.66
Burthen 285 81/94 Tons BM

Armament
1651 B164 Broadside Weight = 91
Gun Deck 18 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck 4 British Saker
1666 B164 Broadside Weight = 90
Gun Deck 16 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck 6 British Saker
Gun Deck 2 British Minions
1677 B164 Broadside Weight = 107
Gun Deck 18 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck 8 British Saker
Gun Deck 4 British Minions
1685 B164 Broadside Weight = 97
Gun Deck 12 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck 10 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck 4 British Saker Cutts
Gun Deck 2 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1651 100 B164
1666 100 B164

Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1652 1653 Post Captain Roger Cuttance B164
1653 1654 Post Captain James Cadman B164
1654 1655 Post Captain Benjamin Sacheverell B164
1661/06/12 1662/12/06 Post Captain William Pestell B051
1664/05/25 1664/10/17 Post Captain Thomas Page B164
1664/10/24 1665/09/17 Post Captain Hugh Seymour B051
1665/09/19 1667/12/19 Post Captain Benjamin Carterett B164
1668/11/11 1670/01/12 Post Captain John Berry B051
1672/01/04 1673/06/02 Post Captain John Ashby B164
1673/06/03 1675/01/18 Post Captain Thomas Booth B164
1675/03/20 1677/10/08 Post Captain John Wyborne B051
1677/10/10 1679/09/06 Post Captain Richard Borthwick B164
1680/04/03 1682/05/29 Post Captain Henry Williams B051
1682/05/30 1688 Post Captain William Botham B164
1688/08/30 1689 Post Captain Thomas Coal B164
1689/07/04 1690/03/31 Post Captain James Wishart B164
1690/04/01 1691 Post Captain Robert Dean B164
1691 1693 Post Captain Gabriel Hughes B164
1693 1693/09/24 Post Captain Thomas Killingworth B164
1693/09/25 1694/10/14 Post Captain George Breholt B164
1694/10/15 1693/05/22 Post Captain Robert Holmes B164
1696/05/23 1697 Post Captain James Studley B164
Commissioned Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1670/01/13 1670/09/30 Post Captain Thomas Page B051

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1652/09/28 Present at the Battle of Kentish Knock  
1653/02/18 Present at the Battle of Portland  
1653/06/12 Present at the Battle of the Gabbard  
1653/08 Under repair at Dover for damage sustained at the Gabbard  
1654 Part of Blake's fleet in the Mediterranean  
1655/04/04 Present at the Battle of Porto Farina  
1662 At Lisbon B164
1665/11/14 Left Plymouth with the Gift and three vessels bound for Virginia to convoy them to the Soundings BG
1666/06 Operations off Ireland  
1667/02/19 Defense of East Coast colliers against a Dutch 50-gun ship assisted by the Little Victory  
1668 Sent to the Mediterranean B164
1669/09/07 Present at the destruction of the Algerian Gilt Lime Tree B164
1672/02 In action against a Dutch privateer B164
1673/08/10 Present at the Battle of Texel  
1675 To the Mediterranean B164
1677/10/10 Commissioned for the Mediterranean B164
1680/04/14 Commissioned for the Channel B164
1682 Voyage to Iceland B164
1688 Part of the Queen of Portugal's escort B164
1688/06 Reclassed as a fireship B164
1689 Reverted to a Fifth Rate B164
1697/08/06 Sunk as a foundation at Sheerness B164

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
British Baltic Fleet 1659 Lord Edward Montagu 1659/00/00 1659/00/00

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1652/09/28 Battle of Kentish Knock
1653/02/18 Battle of Portland
1653/06/12 Battle of the Gabbard
1655/04/04 Battle of Porto Farina
1673/08/10 Battle of Texel

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B164 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603 - 1714 Rif Winfield
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
B051 Biographia Navalis - Volume I John Charnock
BG The London Gazette Official

Last Updated :2009/07/01 at 09:47:41 by Cy

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