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HMS Pegasus -- 20 September 1914
HMS Pegasus -- 20 September 1914
In the early morning of 20 September 1914, HMS Pegasus was anchored in Zanzibar harbour, having left her battlegroup, which included Hyacinth and Astraea, to attend to boiler and engine problems. The German light cruiser SMS Königsberg launched a surprise attack on the ship. Outranged and outgunned, Pegasus was incapacitated within eight minutes, and the captain—Commander Ingles—struck the colours to avoid further bloodshed. The ship sank later that day, with 38 lives lost and 55 wounded.
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Born 1892
Died 1914
Royal Navy J521 Able Seaman HMS Pegasus
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Royal Navy J15443 (Dev) Ordinary Seaman HMS Pegasus
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Royal Navy J15969 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pegasus
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Born 1886
Died 1914
Royal Navy K5600 Stoker 1st Class HMS Pegasus
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Born 1891
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Royal Navy K13538 Stoker 1st Class HMS Pegasus
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Royal Navy K13867 Leading Stoker HMS Pegasus
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Born 1894
Died 1914
Royal Navy K14411 Stoker 1st Class HMS Pegasus
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Born 1883
Died 1914
Royal Navy 301157 Stoker 1st Class HMS Pegasus
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Born 1888
Died 1914
Royal Navy 311808 Leading Stoker HMS Pegasus
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Born 1886
Died 1914
Royal Navy 219216 Able Seaman HMS Pegasus
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Born 1886
Died 1914
Royal Navy 220217 Able Seaman HMS Pegasus
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Died 1914
Royal Navy 221187 Petty Officer HMS Pegasus
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Born 1892
Royal Navy K13254 Leading Stoker
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Born 1896
Died 1960
Royal Navy J15510 Able Seaman
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Born 1896
Died 1930
Royal Navy J15174 Able Seaman HMS Vivid I
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Born 1894
Died 1969
Royal Navy J15731 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pegasus
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Born 1887
Royal Navy 227825 Able Seaman HMS Pegasus
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Born 1878
Royal Navy 180066 Able Seaman HMS Pegasus
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