British sloop 'Racehorse' (1781)

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Racehorse	6038
Nominal Guns	16
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	20.10.1781
How acquired	Purchased on the Stocks
Shipyard	Liverpool - Lancashire
Constructor	John FisherBritish Ship Builder
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Sloop
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	5.1799

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck101' 7"Imperial Feet30.9626
Length of Keel83 3 ½"Imperial Feet0.0127
Breadth28' 3 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold13' 9"Imperial Feet4.0386
Draught Forward7' 2"Imperial Feet2.1844
Draught Aft11' 3"Imperial Feet3.429
Burthen354 ⁵⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

8.1781Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1781125EstablishmentBWAS-1714

13 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
23.8.1781 - 12.1.1783Commander ADM 6/22/330BWAS-171412.1.1783 - 27.4.1783Commander: on board from 4.1783 ADM 6/23/12BWAS-171427.4.1783 - 2.8.1787Commander ADM 6/23/57ADM 6/232.8.1787 - 1.12.1787Commander ADM 6/23/408ADM 6/234.12.1787 - 21.9.1790Commander ADM 6/23/441BWAS-171414.10.1790 - 29.9.1791Commander ADM 6/24/77BWAS-171430.9.1791 - 1.2.1792Commander ADM 6/24/138ADM 6/241.2.1792 - 9.6.1792Commander Transfered ADM 6/24/154ADM 6/247.6.1792 - 30.10.1793Commander ADM 6/24/166BWAS-171424.6.1794Commander ADM 6/25/52ADM 6/254.7.1794Commander ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/256.7.1794Commander ADM 6/25/56ADM 6/2513.10.1795Commander ADM 6/25/224ADM 6/25

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.7.1790 - 31.3.1791Lieutenant ADM 6/24/49ADM 6/241.4.1791 - 29.9.1791First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/115ADM 6/241.4.1791 - 29.9.1791Second Lieutenant ADM 6/24/115ADM 6/2430.9.1791 - 10.4.1793First Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/138ADM 6/2430.9.1791 - 22.11.1793Second Lieutenant Transfered ADM 6/24/138ADM 6/2419.7.1793 - 1793First Lieutenant ADM 6/24/256ADM 6/24

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1789Midshipmanref:616

Service History

DateEventSource
1781Purchased while on the stocksBWAS-1714
8.1781CommissionedBWAS-1714
20.10.1781building at Liverpool - Lancashire at a cost of £7643.0.10dBWAS-1714
20.10.1781Began coppering and fitting at Liverpool - Lancashire BWAS-1714
4.1782Completed coppering and fitting at Liverpool - Lancashire BWAS-1714
5.1782Or later - Paid offBWAS-1714
4.1783Recommissioned for the east cost of Scotland and the Shetlands.BWAS-1714
4.1783Paid OffBWAS-1714
1787Began small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
8.1787Recommissioned for the North SeaBWAS-1714
9.1787Completed small repair at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £3773.0.0dBWAS-1714
9.1791Paid offBWAS-1714
9.1791Recommissioned for the North Sea?BWAS-1714
1793Paid offBWAS-1714
5.1799Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/23 Archive

ADM 6/24 Archive

ADM 6/25 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:616Nicholas Tracy, Book

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