HMS Racer (1818)

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Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
NameRacer
Ordered1817
Builder Pembroke Dockyard
Laid downAugust 1817
Launched3 June 1818
Completed31 September 1819
Fate Broken up, 4 May 1830
General characteristics
Class and type Nightingale-class cutter
Tons burthen122 bm
Length
  • 63 ft 9 in (19.4 m) (gundeck)
  • 47 ft (14.3 m) (keel)
Beam22 ft 2 in (6.8 m)
Draught10 ft 5 in (3.2 m)
Depth9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
Sail plan Fore-and-aft rig
Complement34
Armament2 × 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.

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

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