HMS Pegasus (1878)

Pegasus anchored at Port Hamilton
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Pegasus
BuilderDevonport Royal Dockyard
CostHull £36,697, machinery £12,809
Laid down9 May 1877
Launched13 June 1878
Commissioned5 March 1879
FateSold on 11 August 1892
General characteristics
Class & typeDoterel-class screw composite sloop
Displacement1,130 tons
Length170 ft (52 m)
Beam36 ft (11 m)
Draught15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
Installed power972 indicated horsepower
Propulsion
  • Two-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine
  • Three cylindrical boilers
  • Single 13 ft 1 in (3.99 m) screw
Sail planBarque rigged
Speed11.4 kn (21.1 km/h)
Range1,480 nmi (2,740 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement140
Armament

HMS Pegasus was a Doterel-class screw composite 6-gun sloop launched on 13 June 1878. She was sold for scrap in 1892.

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