 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Shuldham Peard akaberekerwa paPenryn, Cornwall muna 1761, mwanakomana wechitatu waKaputeni George Peard. Shuldham akabhapatidzwa paSt Gluvias musi wa 29 Gumiguru. Pazera ramakore gumi iye akapinzwa mumabhuku, uye pashure paizvozvo, somufambisi wengarava anokwanisa. Zvimwe akatanga kufamba nechikepe muna 1776, ari muchikepe chine pfuti 64 naKaputeni Mark Robinson; akazoshanda naKaputeni William Parker, uye naKaputeni John Gell paNewfoundland Station. Muna 1779, pashure pokunge atumwa achitungamirira mubayiro, akabatwa ndokuendeswa kuCádiz. Paakadzokera kuEngland akapasa bvunzo dzake musi wa6 April 1780, uye musi wa26 April akasimudzirwa kuva lieutenant. Muna June 1780 akagadzwa kuti 74-gun, mumwe zvikepe Channel Fleet, uye akaramba ari iye kusvikira February 1782, kutora chikamu muzororo Gibraltarmuna April 1781. Kubva muna 1785 kusvika muna 1790 akanga ari mu 74-gun, guardship paPlymouth; muna 17901, panguva yeSpain armament, akanga ari mu, flagship yeRear-Admiral William Hotham, paPortsmouth, uye akanga ari zvakare mu Carnatic muna 17912. Muna Ndira 1793, mushure mekutanga kwe French Revolutionary Wars akabatana ne Hothams new flagship, iyo 100-gun, ndokuenda kuMediterranean naye. Musi waJanuary 30, 1795 Peard akasimudzirwa kuva mukuru wechikepe. 