HMS Racer (1818)

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.

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	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

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. 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.

Construction and career

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

References

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