HMS Pegasus

Sunk

Type	Protected cruiser
War	First World War
Main guns	8 × QF 4 in (102 mm) guns

Old cruiser surprised by Königsberg while repairing her boilers at Zanzibar on 20 September 1914.

HMS Pegasus Photo: Originally scanned from: GWS - The Great War: The Standard History of the All Europe Conflict (volume four) edited by H. W. Wilson and J. A. Hammerton (Amalgamated Press, London 1915) According to http://www.firstworldwar.com/photos/sources.htm, “Each photo is believed to be copyright-expired except where indicated.” The site has been up for seven years and sources for the photos cited so it is reasonable this claim of copyright expired status has stood the test of time. Note: other than the source of the image and the assertion of copyright free status, detail information such as credits for each photographer and image provider was not indicated for each image., CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

8 × QF 4 in (102 mm) guns
8 × QF 3-pounder guns
2 × 18-inch (450-mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

0.25in (gun shields)
2-1.5in (decks)

Builder	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
Laid down	May 1896 at Jarrow
Launched	4 March 1897
Commissioned	17 January 1899
Displacement	2,135 long tons (2,169 t) (normal) 2,740 long tons (2,780 t) (full load)
Length	300 ft (91.4 m)
Speed	20 kn (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Complement	224

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

4 March 1897

Battle of Zanzibar

Sunk

20 September 1914

At anchor, under repair