HMS Pendennis (1695)

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

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History
England
Name	HMS Pendennis
Ordered	18 November 1694
Builder	Robert & John Castle, Deptford
Launched	15 October 1695
Commissioned	1696
Captured	20 October 1705
General characteristics
Class and type	50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	681 71⁄94
Length	130 ft 2.5 in (39.7 m) (gundeck) 109 ft (33.2 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: Lower gundeck 20 x 12 pdr guns Upper gundeck 22 x demi-culverins (9 pdr guns) Quarterdeck 6 x minions (4 pdr guns) Forecastle 2 x minions (4 pdr guns)

HMS Pendennis was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, ordered on 18 November 1694 as one of two such ships (the other was the Harwich) to be built by commercial contract by Robert and John Castle at their yard at Deptford. The Pendennis was launched on 15 October 1695.

The Pendennis was captured by the French 50-gun ships Protée, supported by Triton and Salisbury, off the Dogger Bank on 20 October 1705, while defending a convoy; with her name altered to Pindenize, she remained in French service until sold in 1706 at Dunkirk.

See also

• List of ships captured in the 18th century

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 (1997), The 50-Gun Ship: A Complete History. Chatham Publishing (1st edition); Mercury Books (2nd edition 2005). ISBN 1-845600-09-6.
• Winfield, Rif (2009) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848320406.