HMS Shelburne (1813)
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HMS Shelburne was the American letter of marque schooner Racer, built in Baltimore in 1811 and captured by the British in 1813. She served on the American coast, capturing the American brig Frolic. She also captured some merchantmen and was sold in Britain in 1817.
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Name | Racer |
Owner | George J. Brown, John G. Brown, George P. Stephenson & William Hollins |
Builder | Talbot Co., Baltimore, Maryland[1] |
Launched | 1811 |
Commissioned | 21 July 1812 (Comm. # 452) |
Homeport | Baltimore, Massachusetts |
Fate | Captured April 1813 |
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Name | HMS Racer |
Acquired | By capture, 3 April 1813 |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "April & May Boat Service 1813" (as Racer)[2] |
Fate | Unknown |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Schooner |
Tons burthen | 230 (bm)[1] |
Length | 99 ft 7+1⁄4 in (30.359 m)[1] |
Beam | 22 ft 4+3⁄4 in (6.826 m)[1] |
Depth of hold | 10 ft 7+3⁄8 in (3.235 m)[1] |
Sail plan | Schooner |
Complement | 30[1] |
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