HMS Pegasus (1878)

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

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

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 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
  • Two 7-inch (90cwt) muzzle-loading rifled guns
  • Four 64-pound guns
  • Four machine guns
  • One light gun
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