HMS Racer (1818)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Racer.
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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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 |
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