HMS Pegasus (1776)
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Class and type: | Swan class ship sloop |
| Name: | HMS Pegasus |
| Ordered: | 10 April 1775 |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | May 1775 |
| Launched: | 27 December 1776 |
| Commissioned: | December 1776 |
| Fate: | Lost, presumed foundered in a storm in October 1777 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 301 87⁄94 bm |
| Length: | 96 ft 7 in (29.4 m) (gundeck) 78 ft 10 in (24.0 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 26 ft 10 in (8.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m) |
| Complement: | 125 |
| Armament: | 14 x 6-pounder guns |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Pegasus.
HMS Pegasus was a 14 gun ship sloop of the Swan class, launched on 27 December 1776. She was commissioned the same month under Commander John Hamilton Gore and - after completing on 3 March 1777 - sailed for Newfoundland on 3 April. She was lost with all hands in a storm off Newfoundland in October.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Winfield, Rif, British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.