Pégase was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class, launched in 1781.
 Pégase. Detail of "Foudroyant and Pégase entering Portsmouth Harbour, 1782". Painting by Dominic Serres
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| History | |
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| Name | Pégase |
| Launched | 5 October 1781 |
| Captured | 21 April 1782, by Royal Navy |
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Pegase |
| Acquired | 21 April 1782 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1815 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 74-gun Pégase class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1500 bm |
| Length | 55.2 m (181 ft) |
| Beam | 14.3 m (47 ft) |
| Draught | 6.8 m (22 ft) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 600 |
| Armament | 74 guns of various weights of shot, later upgraded to 78 |
Career edit
Pégase took part in the Battle of Ushant on 21 April 1782. She was captured by HMS Foudroyant, under Captain John Jervis.[1] Jervis was invested Knight of the Order of the Bath for the capture.[2]
Pégase was bought into the Navy and commissioned as the third rate HMS Pegase. She served as a prison ship in Portsmouth from 1799, and was broken up in 1815.
See also edit
Citations edit
- ^ Winfield. British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. p. 68.
- ^ "No. 13694". The London Gazette. 28 May 1782. p. 4.
References edit
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Winfield, Rif and Roberts, Stephen (2015) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-204-2.
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