Name HMS Racoon Laid down 1 February 1886 Decommissioned 1 January 1905 Launched 6 May 1887 Weight 1,798 tons Draft 4.11 m | Ordered 1885 Commissioned 1 March 1888 Construction started 1 February 1886 Length 43 m Displacement 1.606 million kg Builder HMNB Devonport | |
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Cost Hull £60,600
Machinery £31,000 | ||
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.
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