HMS Pembroke (1710)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Pembroke
BuilderLock, Plymouth Dockyard
Launched18 May 1710
FateBroken up, 1726
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1706 Establishment 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen703 bm
Length130 ft (39.6 m) (gundeck)
Beam35 ft (10.7 m)
Depth of hold14 ft (4.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 50 guns:
  • Gundeck: 22 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS Pembroke was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Plymouth Dockyard to the 1706 Establishment, and launched on 18 May 1710.[1]

Pembroke served until 1726, when she was broken up.[1]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p168.

References[edit]

  • 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.