HMS Pegasus (1778)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Pegasus.

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 & 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.

Enterprise-class frigates

Batch 1	Siren Fox Surprise Enterprise Actaeon

Batch 2	Proserpine Medea Andromeda Aurora Sibyl Brilliant Pomona Crescent Nemesis Resource Mercury Pegasus Cyclops Vestal Laurel

Batch 3	Thisbe Circe Rose Hussar Alligator Dido Lapwing

Preceded by: Mermaid class Followed by: None See List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy

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