HMS Racer (1818)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Racer.

History
United Kingdom
Name	Racer
Ordered	1817
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	August 1817
Launched	3 June 1818
Completed	31 September 1819
Fate	Broken up, 4 May 1830
General characteristics
Class & type	Nightingale-class cutter
Tons burthen	122 bm
Length	63 ft 9 in (19.4 m) (gundeck) 47 ft (14.3 m) (keel)
Beam	22 ft 2 in (6.8 m)
Draught	10 ft 5 in (3.2 m)
Depth	9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
Sail plan	Fore-and-aft rig
Complement	34
Armament	2 × 6-pdr cannon; 4 × 6-pdr carronades

HMS Racer was a 6-gun Nightingale-class cutter built for the Royal Navy in 1818. She was broken up in 1830.

Description

Racer had a length at the gundeck of 63 feet 9 inches (19.4 m) and 47 feet (14.3 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 22 feet 2 inches (6.8 m), a draught of about 10 feet 5 inches (3.2 m) and a depth of hold of 9 feet 6 inches (2.9 m). The ship's tonnage was 122 tons burthen. ^[1] The Nightingale class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and four 6-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 34 officers and ratings. ^[2]

Construction and career

Racer, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, ^[3] was ordered in 1817, laid down in August 1817 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 4 April 1818. ^[2] She was completed on 31 September 1819 at Plymouth Dockyard. ^[4]

Notes

1. Winfield, p. 1181
2. Winfield & Lyon, p. 133
3. Colledge, p. 284
4. Phillips, p. 57

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN   978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC   67375475.
• Phillips, Lawrie (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN   978-0-7509-5214-9.
• Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863 (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN   978-1-47383-743-0.
• Lyon, David & Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. Chatham Publishing. ISBN   978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC   52620555.