British fireship 'Pearl' (1673)
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Gunboat No. 10 (14)
1797-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Biter"
(1797)
Racoon (16)
1795-1806
British 16 Gun
Unrated
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st
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Service 1771-1804
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1785-1798
British 4 Gun
Hired
Tender
(1785)
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1798-1798
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(1798)
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British 38 Gun
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Frigate
(1794)
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Pearl
5709
Nominal Guns
6
B028
Nationality
Kingdom of England
Operator
Royal Navy
Purchased
1673
B028
Shipyard
Unknown
B028
Category
Unrated
B028
Ship Type
Fireship
B028
Expended as Fireship
11.8.1673
BWAS-1603
Dimensions
Dimension
Measurement
Type
Metric Equivalent
BWAS-1603
Length of Keel
63' 0"
Imperial Feet
19.2024
Breadth
22' 0"
Imperial Feet
6.7056
Depth in Hold
10' 9"
Imperial Feet
3.2766
Draught Aft
10' 6"
Imperial Feet
3.2004
Burthen
162
18
⁄
94
Tons BM
1 Ship Commander
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
16.6.1673
-
11.8.1673
Commander
William Booth
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1673-1689
BWAS-1603
Service History
Date
Event
Source
11.8.1673
Battle of Texel
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
B028
Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I
J. J. Colledge
,
Book
BWAS-1603
British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714
Rif Winfield
,
Book
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Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:37
Jon Miller
British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 10' (1797) (14)
1797-1802
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Unrated
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1797 Renamed "Biter"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:36
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1795-1806
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st
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