HMS Pegasus
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Pegasus | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | protected cruiser | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War I | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Nearest coast | Zanzibar | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | -6.1483, 39.1933 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Pegasus was one of 11 Pelorus-class protected cruisers ordered for the Royal Navy in 1893 under the Spencer Program and based on the earlier Pearl class. The class were fitted with a variety of different boilers, most of which were not entirely satisfactory, and by 1914, four ships had been withdrawn. They had all been condemned in 1904 but were reprieved and remained in service, with scrapping proposed in 1915.
Location
- Recorded position: -6.1483, 39.1933 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: Zanzibar
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Pegasus (1897) (revision 1375009854), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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