HMS Pendennis (1679)

HMS Pendennis was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Kingdom of England built at Chatham in 1677/79. She was in the War of English Succession. She was in the Battle of Bantry Bay. She was wrecked on the Kentish Knock in October 1689.

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

History
England
NameHMS Pendennis
OrderedApril 1677
BuilderPhineas Pett, Chatham Dockyard
Launched1679
Commissioned25 September 1688
FateWrecked on the Kentish Knock, 26 October 1689
General characteristics
Class and type70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen105131⁄94 tons(bm)
Length
  • 150 ft 10 in (45.97 m) gundeck
  • 121 ft 9 in (37.11 m) keel for tonnage
Beam40 ft 3.5 in (12.28 m)
Draught17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 1677 Establishment 72/60 guns
  • 26 x demi-cannons (54 cwt - 9.5 ft (LD)
  • 26 x 12-pdr guns 32 cwt - 9 ft (UD)
  • 10 x sakers 16 cwt - 7 ft (QD)
  • 4 x sakers 16 cwt - 7 ft (Fc)
  • 5 x 5 3-pdr guns 5 cwt - 5 ft (RH)

She was the first vessel to bear the name Pendennis in the English and Royal Navy.

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