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HMS Pendennis (1679)

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History
Royal Navy EnsignEngland
NameHMS Pendennis
BuilderPhineas Pett II, Chatham Dockyard
Launched1679
FateWrecked, 1689
General characteristics [1]
Class and type70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,093 long tons (1,110.5 t)
Length150 ft (45.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam40 ft 1 in (12.2 m)
Depth of hold17 ft (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament70 guns of various weights of shot

HMS Pendennis was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, built by Phineas Pett II at Chatham Dockyard and launched in 1679.[1]

Pendennis was wrecked in 1689.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p162.

References

  • 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.