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Name: HMS Pendennis
Builder: Phineas Pett II, Chatham Dockyard
Launched: 1679
Fate: Wrecked, 1689
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1,093 long tons (1,110. The Kingdom of England was a State (927-1707 located in Western Europe dating from the ninth or tenth century to the early eighteenth century when it was legally In the British Royal Navy, a third-rate was a Ship of the line mounting 64 to 80 guns typically built with two Gun decks (thus the related term A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle t)
Length: 150 ft (45. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. 7 m) (gundeck)
Beam: 40 ft 1 in (12. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches.m)
Depth of hold: 17 ft (5. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International 2 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament: 70 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. In the British Royal Navy, a third-rate was a Ship of the line mounting 64 to 80 guns typically built with two Gun decks (thus the related term A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle The Kingdom of England was a State (927-1707 located in Western Europe dating from the ninth or tenth century to the early eighteenth century when it was legally The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England [1]

Pendennis was wrecked in 1689. [1]

Notes

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

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