HMS Pembroke was a 74-gun third rate Vengeur-class ship of the line built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 19th century. Completed in 1812, she played a minor role in the Napoleonic Wars.
A print of Pembroke
Squadron under the command of Sir J Brisbane attacking Fort Maurigio 1814
HMS Pembroke in a squall, 12 April 1839
In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied. In the 17th to early 18th centuries the term "frigate" was loosely given to any full-rigged ship built for sp
HMS Pembroke (1812)
…a minor role in the Napoleonic Wars. Pembroke was driven ashore near Portsmouth in late December 1812. She was refloated on 29 December 1812 by the frigates HMS Niobe and HMS Pomone and the ship-sloop HMS Rosamond. As a part of a squadron under the command of Sir James Brisbane Pembroke, in company with…
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