Career
Name:	HMS Pegasus
Ordered:	1893
Laid down:	May 1896 at Jarrow
Launched:	4 March 1897
Commissioned:	17 January 1899
Motto:	"Excelsior"
Fate:	Sunk 20 September 1914 by SMS Königsberg in Zanzibar harbour
General characteristics
Class and type:	Pelorus class cruiser
Displacement:	2,135 tons 2,740 tons full load
Length:	300 ft (91 m)
Beam:	36. Jarrow (ˈjæroʊ or /ˈjærə/ is a Town on the River Tyne, England with a Population around 27000 (2001 Census) Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Before World War I Commissioned in 1906 Königsberg was then one of the German navy's most modern ships Zanzibar ( is part of the East African republic of Tanzania. It consists of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the The Pelorus class cruiser was a ""Third class"" Protected cruiser design class of 11 warships designed by Sir William White ( Director 5 ft (11. 1 m)
Draught:	17 ft (5. 2 m)
Propulsion:	Two triple expansion steam engines, 7,000 hp
Speed:	20 knots (37 km/h) when new
Complement:	224
Armament:	8 x 4-inch (102 mm) guns, 8 x 3 pdr guns, 2 x 18-inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS Pegasus was one of eleven Pelorus class cruisers ordered for the Royal Navy in 1893 under the Spencer Program and based on the earlier Pearl class cruisers. The Pelorus class cruiser was a ""Third class"" Protected cruiser design class of 11 warships designed by Sir William White ( Director The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) 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fitted with a variety of different boilers most of which were not entirely satisfactory and by 1914 four ships had been withdrawn.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.

History

The Pelorus class cruisers were 2,135 ton displacement ships with crew complement of 224, a length of 95. A cruiser is a large type of Warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. 55 m, beam of 11. 13 m, and a draft of 4. 88 m. They were powered by two triple-expansion engines with boilers rated at 5,000 ihp and a maximum speed of 20 knots (37 km/h). A steam engine is a Heat engine that performs Mechanical work using Steam as its Working fluid. They were armed with eight 4-inch (102 mm) guns, eight 3 pounder guns, and two 18-inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes. Pegasus was completed in 1898 and in 1899 she was stationed off of the SE Coast of America. She then was stationed in the Mediterranean, Australia, China, and finally Africa.

The shipwreck

In the early morning of September 20, 1914 Pegasus was anchored in Zanzibar harbour, now part of Tanzania, having left her battlegroup, which included HMS Hyacinth and Astraea, to attend to boiler and engine problems. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Zanzibar ( is part of the East African republic of Tanzania. It consists of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya Career Pre 1914 In 1904 Hyacinth was commanded by Captain the Hon The German light cruiser SMS Königsberg launched a surprise attack on the ship. A light cruiser is a Warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light Armoured cruiser " describing a small ship that carried armour in the same way Before World War I Commissioned in 1906 Königsberg was then one of the German navy's most modern ships Out-ranged and out-gunned, Pegasus was incapacitated within eight minutes and the Captain, Commander Ingles, struck the colours to avoid further bloodshed. The Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The ship sank later that day with the loss of 38 killed and 55 wounded. The hospital ship Gascon and Scottish ship Clan Macrae came to the aid of the survivors. The Pioneer, Pegasus’ sister ship, later assisted in the blockade of the Rufiji River where the Königsberg had taken refuge. The Rufiji River lies entirely within the African nation of Tanzania. Six of the eight guns were salvaged and two, named "Peggy III" and "Peggy IV", were used in the land campaign until 1916. Of the other four, two remained in Zanzibar, one was mounted on board the lake steamer Winifred and the last mounted at Mombasa where it survives to this day outside Fort Jesus museum. Mombasa is the second largest City in Kenya, lying on the Indian Ocean. Fort Jesus is a Portuguese fort built in 1593 by order of King Philip II of Spain ( King Philip I of Portugal) then ruler of the joint Portuguese Twenty four of the British sailors that died in the battle were laid to rest in a mass grave in part of the naval cemetery on Grave island, Zanzibar, the remaining fourteen were buried in the town cemetery but in 1971 were moved to Dar es Salaam war cemetery. Dar es Salaam (دار السلام "Abode of Peace" Dār as-Salām) formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. The wreck was sold in 1955 for £500 and broken up for scrap, although large amounts of debris still remain on the seabed. ^[1]

References

• Shipwrecks of the East African Coast, and Konigsberg - A German East African Raider, by Kevin Patience

External links

• http://www.merchantnavyofficers.com/clanline3.html
• http://rapidttp.com/milhist/vol066ed.html
• http://www.red-duster.co.uk/UNION9.htm
• http://navalhistory.flixco.info/H/221556x9/8330/a0.htm
• http://www.africantrails.com/beach.htm