HMS Pegasus
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HMS Pegasus is the name which has been given to nine ships in the British Royal Navy. Pegasus was a winged horse in Greek mythology. These ships included:
- Pegasus, a 28-gun frigate, commanded at one stage by Prince William Henry, later William IV of the United Kingdom.
- Pegasus, a 1,140 ton Osprey-class sloop launched in 1878.
- Pegasus, a 2,135 ton Pelorus-class cruiser launched in 1897.
- Pegasus, a 3,300 ton seaplane tender, launched on June 9, 1917.
- Pegasus, the world's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, commissioned as HMS Ark Royal, but renamed to Pegasus in 1934.
[edit] References
J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
