HMS Racehorse (1806)
Racehorse | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Racehorse |
| Ordered | 7 November 1803 |
| Builder | Hamilton & Breed, Hastings |
| Laid down | June 1804 |
| Launched | 17 February 1806 |
| Honours & awards |
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| Fate | Wrecked on 14 December 1822 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 385 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 30 ft 7+1⁄4 in (9.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig rigged |
| Complement | 121 |
| Armament | 16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow guns |
HMS Racehorse was a Royal Navy 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by Hamilton & Breeds and launched in 1806 at Hastings. She served in the English Channel, where she captured a small privateer, and in the East Indies, where she participated in the capture of Isle de France (now Mauritius) and the operations around it. She was wrecked in 1822.