French ship Pégase (1781) explained

Pégase was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class, launched in 1781.

Career

Pégase took part in the Battle of Ushant on 21 April 1782. She was captured by HMS Foudroyant, under Captain John Jervis.^[1] Jervis was invested Knight of the Order of the Bath for the capture.

Pégase was bought into the Navy and commissioned as the third rate HMS Pegase. She served as a prison ship in Portsmouth from 1799, and was broken up in 1815.

See also

• List of ships captured in the 18th century

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. .
• Winfield, Rif and Roberts, Stephen (2015) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. .

Notes and References

1. Book: Winfield . British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. 68.