HMS Pearl (1726)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Pearl
Ordered	c. 1722
Builder	Deptford Dockyard
Laid down	January 1723
Launched	17 October 1726
Fate	Sold for breaking up on 28 June 1744
General characteristics
Class and type	40-gun fifth rate
Tons burthen	594 55⁄94 (bm)
Length	124 ft (37.8 m) (gun deck) 101 ft 8 in (31.0 m) (keel)
Beam	33 ft 2 in (10.11 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft (4.3 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	190
Armament	Lower gundeck: 20 × 12-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 20 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Pearl was a 40-gun fifth rate of the Royal Navy. It was used during the War of Jenkins' Ear, and was one of the ships dispatched under Commodore George Anson for his raids on Spanish possessions in the Pacific.