HMS Pearl may refer to the following ships of the Royal Navy: , a fifth rate of 42 guns launched in 1708; a detachment of its crew under Lieutenant Robert Maynard killed Blackbeard in 1718; broken up in 1722 , a fourth rate of 42 guns launched in 1726 and sold in 1744 , a fifth rate of 44 guns launched in 1744 and sold in 1759 , a fifth rate of 32 guns launched in 1762, renamed Prothee in 1825, and sold in 1832. , a sloop of 20 guns launched in 1828 , a corvette of 21 guns launched in 1855 , a launched in 1890 and sold for scrap in 1906 See also Pearl (disambiguation), for other ships of this name Royal Navy ship names