Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AK-48 USS Pegasus

• Pegasus class Cargo Ship:
• Displacement: 1,930 tons
• Length: 299'9"
• Beam: 43'6"
• Draft: 19'8"
• Speed: 12 knots
• Armament: 1 4"/50 DP, 1 3"/50 DP, 2 .50-cal MG
• Complement: 156
• Diesel engines, single screw,
• Built at Helsingors, Jernskibs, og Maskinbyggeri A/A, Helsingor, Denmark, as Rita Maersk in 1939
• Taken over by the Maritime Commission, and commissioned in USN 3 December 1941
• Reclassified IX-222 15 May 1945

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Pegasus

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