Pegasus
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| Name | Pegasus | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 9.583 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Transoil (Rolf Sörman), Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 24 Jul, 1943 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-197 (Robert Bartels) | ||
| Position | 28.05S, 37.40E - Grid KQ 4770 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 38 (0 dead and 38 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Abadan - Khasab Bay - Lourenço Marques - Durban | ||
| Cargo | 12.855 tons of motor spirit | ||
| History | On 26 Oct, 1940, the Pegasus was damaged by a mine one mile south of Bar Lightvessel, River Mersey. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 22.05 hours on 24 Jul, 1943, the unescorted Pegasus was torpedoed by U-197 and sank in flames southwest off Madagascar. | ||
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