HMS Racoon (1795)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Racoon.
HMS Racoon (or Raccoon) was a brig-sloop built and launched in 1795. She served during the French Revolutionary Wars and in the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars. She had an active career under several captains, working essentially independently while capturing or destroying some 20 enemy privateers and naval vessels. Several of the captures involved engagements that resulted in casualties on Racoon as well as on her opponents. She was broken up early in 1806.
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HMS Racoon capturing French brig-corvette Lodi, circle of William John Huggins | |
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Name | HMS Racoon |
Namesake | Raccoon |
Ordered | 13 July 1795 |
Builder | John Randall, Rotherhithe |
Laid down | July 1795 |
Launched | 14 October 1795 |
Fate | Broken up 1806 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Diligence-class brig-sloop |
Type | 18-gun Brig-sloop |
Tons burthen | 317 27⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 22 ft 2 in (6.8 m) |
Draught |
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Depth of hold | 12 ft 1 in (3.7 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Brig |
Complement | 121 |
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