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.

General Characteristics:

Class & type:       Pelorus-class protected cruiser
Displacement:     2,135 long tons (2,169 t) (normal)
2,740 long tons (2,780 t) (full load)

Length:     300 ft (91.4 m)
Beam:       36 ft 6 in (11.13 m)
Draught:    17 ft (5.2 m)
Installed power:     7,000 ihp (5,220 kW)
Propulsion:       2 × triple expansion steam engines
2 × screws
Speed:       20 kn (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Complement:     224
Armament:        8 × QF 4 in (102 mm) guns
8 × QF 3-pounder guns
2 × 18-inch (450-mm) torpedo tubes

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