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HMS Pegasus (1779)

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512: 63: 391: 1060: 33: 372:. The issue was that the Admiralty expected Harvey to turn over the captaincy to his subordinate as soon as the ship was at sea. Controlling his disappointment, Harvey conducted the affair with "such discretion as secured to him the lasting friendship of His Royal Highness". Within weeks, Harvey had been transferred to 507:
sailed with the Channel fleet from St. Helen's. On 18 July she was west of the Scilly Isle. On 31 July she briefly sighted but was unable to close the French fleet, so she returned to Torbay on 10 August. Thirteen days later she was with the Channel Fleet, escorting the Newfoundland trade and West
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Indian convoys while they were in home waters. By 23 October she was sailing in search of the French fleet and squadrons. On 18 November the Fleet in a brief skirmish with a French squadron; by mid-December the fleet had returned to Spithead.
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sailed again, now under Captain John Stanhope, for the Leeward Islands in January 1781. She returned home in August, but subsequently returned to the Caribbean. On 23 January 1783 she captured the
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had a relatively uneventful career and is perhaps best known for the fact that her captain from 1786 to 1789 was Prince William Henry, the future
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served in the navy's Egyptian campaign, her officers and crew qualified for the clasp "Egypt" to the Naval General Service Medal that the
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forced two of the brigs aground and took the small vessel accompanying the Dutch, which turned out to be a former British vessel,
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On 14 February 1795 the Channel fleet sailed from Torbay for a brief cruise and to see various convoys safe out of the Channel.
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continued on with Rodney to Gibraltar and then to the West Indies where she participated in the inconclusive
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in April 1780. Bazely carried the dispatches of the battle back to Britain and was soon given command of
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for service on the North America station but was disappointed to discover that his first lieutenant was
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and sank a seventh. On 13 June the fleet arrived back in home ports. While under the command of
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In 1803 she was in the Mediterranean. By May 1805 she was a guardship at Harwich. By 1811
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A first-class share of the prize money awarded in April 1823 was worth
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In May–June 1794 the Channel Fleet fought the Battle of the
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in peacetime maneuvers off the North American station until
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returned to Plymouth and was decommissioned in March 1788.
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HMS Defence at the Battle of the Glorious 1st of June 1794
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to begin her next commission. He served aboard her on the
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eventually fell some way behind, and consequently it was
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signals at the battle. Barlow transferred to the frigate
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was a receiving ship at Chatham; she was sold in 1816.
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Prince William Henry in dress uniform painted by Sir
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Between 8 March and 2 September 1801 1022:, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. 1007:, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. 27: 1086:Sixth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy 708:was fitted out as a troopship, armed 479:in January 1789, and took command of 364:became captain of the recommissioned 59: 7: 1040:, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. 704:In 1800, under Capt. John Pengelly, 225:Upper deck (UD): 24 × 9-pounder guns 1036:British Warships in the Age of Sail 1000:. (London: Henry G. Bohn), Vol. 1. 925:The naval history of Great Britain 808:. 15 March 1850. pp. 791–792. 189:33 ft 6 in (10.2 m) 14: 891:Shipwrecks of the Isles of Scilly 740:was a receiving ship at Chatham. 569:In May 1796 news reached Admiral 453:. The prince was given a mentor, 1058: 461:, who too had been appointed to 61: 31: 529:, during which it captured six 1: 893:. Nairn: Thomas & Lochar. 965:. 3 April 1823. p. 633. 555:as a reward. At the battle, 998:Battles of the British navy 927:. 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The Royal Navy took both 252:: 2 × 18-pounder carronades 115:Naval General Service Medal 1102: 18: 499:French Revolutionary Wars 321:Battle of Cape St Vincent 129: 54: 30: 16:Frigate of the Royal Navy 1065:HMS Pegasus (ship, 1779) 599:Lawrence William Halsted 313:Great Siege of Gibraltar 904:United Service Magazine 563:, the maritime artist. 429:Prince William Henry's 240:UD: 24 × 9-pounder guns 197:11 ft (3.4 m) 130:General characteristics 889:Larn, Richard (1992). 833:, 1805 Vol. 14, p. 181 821:, 1805 Vol. 14, p. 180 642:made after the brigs. 527:Glorious First of June 522: 485:North American Station 459:William Johnstone Hope 399: 387:was paid-off in 1789. 379:and aboard her joined 1020:The Sailing Navy List 996:Allen, Joseph (1852) 656:action of 12 May 1796 514: 418:was stationed in the 408:British North America 393: 1067:at Wikimedia Commons 716:participated in the 370:Prince William Henry 329:Battle of Martinique 231:: 4 × 3-pounder guns 980:"Harvey, Sir Henry" 831:The Naval Chronicle 819:The Naval Chronicle 718:siege of Alexandria 650:alone that brought 402:From 1786 to 1788, 1005:The First Frigates 962:The London Gazette 849:The London Gazette 805:The London Gazette 751:was sold in 1816. 682:into service, the 523: 443:Thomas Byam Martin 400: 396:Martin Archer Shee 323:eight days later. 117:with clasp "Egypt" 1063:Media related to 1046:978-1-84415-700-6 1003:Robert Gardiner, 946:Allen (1852), 428 559:had as passenger 531:ships of the line 410:, as well as the 258: 257: 88:Deptford Dockyard 1093: 1062: 993: 967: 966: 953: 947: 944: 929: 928: 920: 907: 901: 895: 894: 886: 880: 877: 871: 860: 854: 853: 840: 834: 828: 822: 816: 810: 809: 796: 780: 765: 597:, under Captain 503:On 14 July 1793 475:was promoted to 431:First Lieutenant 414:. 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Because 614:brig-sloop 579:and three 447:John Pasco 346:Allegeance 288:. By 1811 274:sixth rate 269:Enterprise 245:carronades 212:Complement 145:sixth-rate 140:Enterprise 43:St. John's 787:Citations 726:Admiralty 696:HMS  686:becoming 617:HMS  603:HMS  398:, c.1800. 235:From 1780 202:Sail plan 125:Sold 1816 45:harbour, 710:en flûte 634:, while 630:chasing 612:and the 360:In 1786 355:ordinary 220:Armament 104:May 1779 93:Launched 923:James. 749:Pegasus 738:Pegasus 722:Pegasus 714:Pegasus 706:Pegasus 694:became 692:Mercury 680:Mercury 672:Mercury 660:Pegasus 654:to the 648:Phoenix 644:Leopard 636:Pegasus 628:Leopard 624:Phoenix 610:Pegasus 605:Leopard 557:Pegasus 552:Aquilon 543:Pegasus 505:Pegasus 481:Pegasus 467:Pegasus 463:Pegasus 439:Pegasus 416:Pegasus 404:Pegasus 381:Pegasus 366:Pegasus 351:Pegasus 341:Pegasus 325:Pegasus 311:of the 301:Pegasus 296:Service 290:Pegasus 282:Pegasus 278:frigate 276:. 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Index

HMS Pegasus

St. John's
Newfoundland
Naval General Service Medal
Enterprise-class
sixth-rate
frigate
bm
Full-rigged ship
QD
carronades
Fc
Enterprise-class
sixth rate
frigate
King William IV
John Bazely
relief
Great Siege of Gibraltar
Cape Finisterre
Battle of Cape St Vincent
Battle of Martinique
Apollo
Allegeance
ordinary
Henry Harvey
Prince William Henry
HMS Rose

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