Name Racer Completed 31 September 1819 Construction started August 1817 Draft 3.17 m | Ordered 1817 Laid down August 1817 Fate Broken up, 4 May 1830 Launched 3 June 1818 | |
HMS Racer was a 6-gun Nightingale-class cutter built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. She was broken up in 1830.
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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.