HMS Racoon (1887)
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Racoon |
| Ordered | 1885 |
| Builder | Devonport Dockyard |
| Cost |
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| Laid down | 1 February 1886 |
| Launched | 6 May 1887 |
| Commissioned | 1 March 1888 |
| Decommissioned | 1 January 1905 |
| Fate | Sold to G Cohen on 4 April 1905 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Archer-class torpedo cruiser |
| Displacement | 1770 tons |
| Length | 140 ft (43 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draught | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h) |
| Range | 7,000 nmi (13,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 176 men |
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HMS Racoon, sometimes spelled HMS Raccoon, was an Archer-class torpedo cruiser of the Royal Navy. Racoon was laid down on 1 February 1886 and came into service on 1 March 1888. She served on the East Indies Station where, on 27 August 1896, she was involved in the bombardment of Sultan Khalid's palace during the 40 minute Anglo–Zanzibar War.
In early May 1901 Racoon returned to the United Kingdom, and was paid off at Sheerness on 6 July 1901.
She was decommissioned on 1 January 1905 and sold for scrap.