H.M.S. Pegasus (1897)
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| H.M.S. Pegasus (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Palmer, Jarrow[1] |
| Laid down: | May, 1896[2] |
| Launched: | 4 Mar, 1897[3] |
| Commissioned: | 17 Jan, 1899 |
| Sunk: | 20 Sep, 1914[4] |
| Fate: | by Königsberg at Zanzibar[5] |
H.M.S. Pegasus was one of eleven Pelorus class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy between 1898 and 1901.
There was a later seaplane carrier named Pegasus.
Service
Pegasus commissioned at Chatham on 17 January, 1899, for service on the South-East Coast of America Station.[6]
She recommissioned at Devonport on 11 March, 1913 for service at the Cape of Good Hope.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Edmund H. Smith, 21 May, 1901[8]
- Commander Warren H. D'Oyly, 1905
- Commander George C. Quayle, 1 October, 1907[9]
- Commander Francis H. Mitchell, 10 November, 1911[10]
- Commander John A. Ingles, 1 December, 1913[11] – 20 September, 1914[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 83.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 41.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 18 January, 1899. Issue 35729, col B, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 354.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 353.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 353.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 354.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. pp. 295-6.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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