British Third Rate ship of the line 'Pegase' (1782)

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British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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Pegase
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Pégase' (1781) (74) 1781-1782 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	21.4.1782	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	4.1783	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	12.1815	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck178' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet54.2735
Length of Keel145' 3 ¾"Imperial Feet44.2151
Breadth47' 11 ½"Imperial Feet14.3383
Depth in Hold21' 7"Imperial Feet6.5786
Burthen1,777 ⁶⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1783Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1783600Establishment?BWAS-1714

11 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.7.1782 - 15.4.1783Captain ADM 6/22/500ref:61615.4.1783 - 24.9.1787Captain ADM 6/23/50BWAS-171424.9.1787 - 13.2.1788Captain ADM 6/23/414BWAS-171430.8.1790 - 27.10.1790Lieutenant ADM 6/24/63ADM 6/246.2.1794 - 2.1795Lieutenant ADM 6/25/11BWAS-17142.1795 - 5.1797LieutenantBWAS-17145.1797 - 1797LieutenantBWAS-171410.1800 - 5.1802LieutenantBWAS-17149.1803 - 1807LieutenantBWAS-17146.1809 - 1810LieutenantBWAS-171412.1812 - 1814LieutenantBWAS-1714

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.9.1782 - 2.5.1783Third Lieutenant ADM 6/22/511ADM 6/2224.9.1787 - 13.2.1788Fourth Lieutenant ADM 6/23/414ADM 6/2328.10.1790 - 2.11.1790Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/82ADM 6/2430.10.1790 - 6.1.1791Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/83ADM 6/24

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
7.1.1799 - 21.4.1799MasterADM 29-1

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1795 - 7.1797MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
8.5.1782Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
11.9.1782Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £19332.4.0dBWAS-1714
7.1783fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £4870.3.11dBWAS-1714
13.2.1788Paid offADM 51
2.1794Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship
2.1794Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
3.1794Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1494.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.12.1796Paid offADM 51
8.1801fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £1494.0.0dBWAS-1714
11.1801Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship
16.7.1807Paid offADM 51
9.6.1809Paid offADM 51
1810Lent to the Transport BoardBWAS-1714
1814Paid offBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

ADM 51 Archive

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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