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

HMS Pearl was a 20-gun British Royal Navy sloop.[1] Lord Clarence Paget, then a Commander, was given command of Pearl on 17 January 1837.[2] On 18 April 1838 she captured the Portuguese slave brig Diligente.[3] On 28 April, off the coast of Havana, she captured the Spanish slave schooner Opposicao. She also captured the slave ship Vengador.

HMS Pearl capturing the Vengador

References

  1. ^ "HMS Pearl". Pdavis.nl. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Biography of Lord Clarence Edward Paget R.N". Pdavis.nl. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  3. ^ "H.M.S. Pearl, commanded by Lord Clarence Paget". Grosvenorprints.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Pearl_(1828)
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