HMS ''Pendennis'' was a 50-gun
fourth rate
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ship of the line
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, 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.
[Rif Winfield, ''British Warships in the Age of Sail: 1603-1714'', p.135.]
The ''Pendennis'' was captured by the French 50-gun ships
''Protée'', supported by
''Triton'' and
''Salisbury'', off the
Dogger Bank
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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.
[Rif Winfield, ''British Warships in the Age of Sail: 1603-1714'', p.135.][David J. Hepper, ''British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail 1650-1859'' (Jean Boudriot Publications, Rotherfield, East Sussex, 1994) .]
See also
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List of ships captured in the 18th century
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References
Bibliography
*Lavery, Brian (1983) ''The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850''. Conway Maritime Press. .
* Winfield, Rif (1997), ''The 50-Gun Ship: A Complete History''. Chatham Publishing (1st edition); Mercury Books (2nd edition 2005). .
*Winfield, Rif (2009) ''British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates''. Seaforth Publishing. .
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