French ship Pégase (1781)
Pégase entering Portsmouth Harbour in 1782 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| 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 & type | 74-gun Pégase-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,500 bm |
| Length | 55.2 m (181 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 14.3 m (46 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 600 |
| Armament | 74 guns of various weights of shot, later upgraded to 78 |
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Pégase was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class, launched in 1781.