It was used during the War of Jenkins ' Ear , and was one of the ships dispatched under Commodore George Anson for his raids on Spanish possessions in the Pacific .
HMS Pearl was a 40 - gun fifth - rate of the Royal Navy .
HMS Pearl was used during the War of Jenkins ' Ear , and was one of the ships dispatched under Commodore George Anson for his raids on Spanish possessions in the Pacific .
HMS Pearl was a 40 - gun fifth - rate of the Royal Navy .