HMS Pegasus (1778)
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| Name: | HMS Pegasus |
| Ordered: | 21 February 1778 |
| Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 20 June 1778 |
| Launched: | 1 June 1779 |
| Completed: | 20 July 1779 |
| Commissioned: | May 1779 |
| Fate: | Sold to break up 28 August 1816 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 593 89⁄94 (bm) |
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| Depth of hold: | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 200 officers and men |
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HMS Pegasus was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. The Pegasus was first commissioned in May 1779 under the command of Captain John Bazely.
References
- David Lyon, "The Sailing Navy List", Brasseys Publications, London 1993.
- Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
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