Ship Record

HMS Pegasus (1776)

Learn about HMS Pegasus (1776), a Royal Navy Swan-class ship-sloop.

HMS Pegasus (1776) was a Royal Navy Swan-class ship-sloop.

Service History

HMS Pegasus served in the late eighteenth-century Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War or the wars that followed, carrying out escort, patrol, dispatch, and small-warship duties.

Historical Significance

HMS Pegasus was part of the elegant and numerous Swan-class, which became a standard Royal Navy ship-sloop design of the period.