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A number of ships of the Royal Navy have been named 'HMS ''Pearl''', including:

★ ''Pearl'', a fourth-rate of 42 guns launched in 1708. This ship was broken up in 1722, having captured Blackbeard in 1718 while under the command of Lieutenant Robert Maynard.

★ ''Pearl'', a fourth-rate of 42 guns launched in 1726 and sold in 1744

★ ''Pearl'', a fifth-rate of 44 guns launched in 1744 and sold in 1759

★ ''Pearl'', a fifth-rate of 32 guns launched in 1762, renamed ''Prothee'' in 1825, and sold in 1832

★ ''Pearl'', a sloop of 20 guns launched in 1828

★ ''Pearl'', a corvette of 21 guns launched in 1855

★ ''Pearl'', a ''Pearl''-class cruiser launched in 1890 and sold for scrap in 1906.