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:
- HMS Pegase (1782), a 74-gun third rate ship of the line, captured from the French in 1782.
- HMS Pegasus (1786), a 28-gun frigate, commanded at one stage by Prince William Henry, later William IV of the United Kingdom.
- HMS Pegasus (1878), a 1,140 ton Osprey-class sloop launched in 1878.
- HMS Pegasus (1897), a 2,135 ton Pelorus-class cruiser launched in 1897.
- HMS Pegasus (1917), a 3,300 ton seaplane tender, launched on June 9, 1917.
- HMS Pegasus (1934), the world's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, commissioned as HMS Ark Royal, but renamed to Pegasus in 1934.
- HMS Pegasus (1944), an improved Unicorn Class Carrier. Ordered and name decided but never laid down and cancelled.
[edit] References
Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
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