HMS Pendennis (1695)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Pendennis.

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]

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 and type	50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	681
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

The Pendennis was captured by the French 50-gun ship Protée, supported by Triton and Salisbury, off the Dogger Bank on 20 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.