HMS Pegasus

HMS Pegasus

HMS "Pegasus" is the name which has been given to nine ships in the British Royal Navy. Pegasus was a winged horse in Greek mythology. These ships included:

*, a 74-gun third rate ship of the line, captured from the French in 1782.
*, a 28-gun frigate, commanded at one stage by Prince William Henry, later William IV of the United Kingdom.
*, a 1,140 ton "Osprey"-class sloop launched in 1878.
*, a 2,135 ton "Pelorus"-class cruiser launched in 1897.
*, a 3,300 ton seaplane tender, launched on 9 June 1917.
*, the world's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, commissioned as HMS "Ark Royal", but renamed to "Pegasus" in 1934.
*, an improved Unicorn Class Carrier. Ordered and name decided but never laid down and cancelled.

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