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:


 * HMS Pegasus (1776), a ship sloop, was launched in 1776 but foundered a year later.
 * HMS Pegasus (1779), a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate launched in 1779 and sold in 1816. At one stage her captain was Prince William Henry, later William IV of the United Kingdom.
 * HMS Pegase (1782), a 74-gun third rate ship of the line, captured from the French in 1782.
 * HMS Pegasus was a Cormorant-class wooden-hulled screw gunvessel ordered in 1861 but cancelled in 1863.
 * HMS Pegasus (1878), a 1,140 ton Doterel-class sloop launched in 1878.
 * HMS Pegasus (1897), a 2,135 ton Pelorus-class cruiser launched in 1897.
 * HMS Pegasus (1917), a 3,300 ton seaplane tender, launched on 9 June 1917.
 * HMS Pegasus (1934), the world's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, commissioned as HMS Ark Royal, but renamed Pegasus in 1934.
 * HMS Pegasus (1944), an improved Unicorn-class aircraft carrier. She was ordered and a name decided, but was cancelled before being laid down.