HMS Pegasus (1778)

History
Great Britain
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 and type:	28-gun Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate
Tons burthen:	593  89⁄94 (bm)
Length:	120 ft 6 in (36.73 m) (overall) 99 ft 6 in (30.33 m) (keel)
Beam:	33 ft 6 in (10.2 m)
Depth of hold:	11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail plan:	Full-rigged ship
Complement:	200 officers and men
Armament:	28 guns comprising Upper deck: 24 × 9-pounder guns Quarter deck: 4 x 6-pounder guns + 4 x 18-pounder carronades Forecastle: 2 x 18-pounder carronades 12 × swivel guns

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.