HMS Pegasus (1878)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Pegasus.

HMS Pegasus
Pegasus anchored at Port Hamilton
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Pegasus
BuilderDevonport Royal Dockyard
CostHull £36,697, machinery £12,809[1]
Laid down9 May 1877
Launched13 June 1878
Commissioned5 March 1879
FateSold on 11 August 1892[1]
General characteristics [1][2]
Class and 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.

  1. ^ a b c Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
  2. ^ "Naval Sloops at battleships-cruisers.co.uk". Retrieved 30 August 2008.