English ship Pearl (1651)

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

History
England
NamePearl
Orderedearly 1651
BuilderPeter Pett, Ratcliffe, London
LaunchedJune 1651
Commissioned1652
Honours and
awards
  • Kentish Knock 1652
  • Gabbard 1653
  • Porto Farino 1655
  • Texel 1673
FateSunk as a foundation (breakwater) in 1697
General characteristics as built 1651
Type22-gun Fifth rate (later 32 guns)
Tons burthen28581⁄94 bm
Length
  • 103 ft 3 in (31.5 m) gundeck
  • 86 ft 0 in (26.2 m) keel for tonnage
Beam25 ft 0 in (7.6 m) for tonnage
Draught12 ft 0 in (3.7 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 1 in (3.1 m)
Sail planship-rigged
Complement
  • 100 in 1651
  • 110 in 1666
Armament
  • As built in 1651
  • 18 x demi-culverins (UD)
  • 4 x sakers (QD)
    • 1666 Establishment
  • 20 × 4 demi-culverins (UD)
  • 8 × sakers (QD)
    • 1677 Establishment
  • 18 × demi-culverins (LD)
  • 8 × sakers (UD)
  • 4 × minions (QD)
    • 1685 Establishment
  • 12 × demi-culverins (LD)
  • 10 × sakers (UD)
  • 4 × minions (QD)

Pearl was a fifth-rate warship of the Commonwealth of England's naval forces, one of four such ships built under the 1651 Programme (the other three were Mermaid, Primrose and Nightingale).

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