HMS Racer (1818)
HMS Racer was a 6-gun Nightingale-class cutter built for the Royal Navy in 1818. She was broken up in 1830.
| 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 and type | Nightingale-class cutter |
| Tons burthen | 122 bm |
| Length | |
| 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 |
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
- Winfield, p. 1181
- Winfield & Lyon, p. 133
- Colledge, p. 284
- 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 (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863 (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-47383-743-0.
- Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.