HMS Pegasus (1776)

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.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Pegasus.
A drawing of Pegasus, 1775
History
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
Class and type: Swan-class ship-sloop
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

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.
  • 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.

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