![]() Watercolor of what is believed to be HMS Pegasus in St. John's harbour, Newfoundland in 1786
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Name | HMS Pegasus |
Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
Launched | 1779 |
Commissioned | May 1779 |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"[1] |
Fate | Sold 1816 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Enterprise-class sixth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 593 89⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 120 ft 6 in (36.7 m) (overall) |
Beam | 33 ft 6 in (10.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 200 |
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HMS Pegasus was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth rate. This frigate was launched in 1779 at Deptford and sold in 1816. Pegasus had a relatively uneventful career and is perhaps best known for the fact that her captain from 1786 to 1789 was Prince William Henry, the future King William IV. By 1811 Pegasus was a receiving ship at Chatham; she was sold in 1816.