French ship Pegase (1781)
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Name: | Pegase |
| Launched: | 1781 |
| Captured: | 21 April 1782, by Royal Navy |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Pegase |
| Acquired: | 21 April 1782 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1815 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 74-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1778 tons (1806.5 tonnes) |
| Length: | 178 ft 1.75 in (54.299 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 11 in (14.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 21 ft 5 in (6.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 74 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships with the same name, see French ship Pegase and HMS Pegasus.
Pegase was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1781.
She was captured by the Royal Navy on 21 April 1782, and commissioned as the third rate HMS Pegase. She served as a prison ship from 1799, and was broken up in 1815.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p182.
[edit] References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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