HMS Pendennis (1695)

Victory and death of Marc-Antoine de Saint-Pol Hécourt, 31 october 1704, by Gudin (1839)
History
England
Name:	HMS Pendennis
Ordered:	18 November 1694
Builder:	Robert & John Castle, Deptford
Launched:	15 October 1695
Commissioned:	1695
Captured:	20 October 1705
General characteristics [1]
Class & type:	50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen:	681 long tons (691.9 t)
Length:	130 ft 2.5 in (39.7 m) (gundeck) 109 ft 2.5 in (33.3 m) (gundeck)
Beam:	34 ft 3.5 in (10.5 m)
Depth of hold:	13 ft 6.5 in (4.1 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Sail plan:	Full rigged ship
Armament:	50 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Pendennis was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, built by Robert and John Castle at Deptford, and launched in 1695.^[1]

The Pendennis was captured by the French 50-gun ship Protée, supported by Triton and Salisbury, off the Dogger Bank in October 1705.^[1]

See also

• List of ships captured in the 18th century

References

1. Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p164.

Bibliography

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
• Winfield, Rif (2009) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848320406.