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PS Pegasus (1835)

1835 ships1843 in the United KingdomMaritime incidents in July 1843Paddle steamers of the United KingdomShips built in Glasgow
Shipwrecks in the North SeaShipwrecks of NorthumberlandUse British English from October 2021
Pegasus sinking
Pegasus sinking

PS Pegasus, was a sea-going paddle steamer launched in Glasgow, Scotland, in December 1836. The ship was owned by the Hull & Leith Steam Packet Company, working a route between the two ports of Hull and Leith on a weekly basis. She sank after striking a rock on 20 July, close to the Farne Islands.

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