British sloop 'Racoon' (1808)

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Racoon
Raccoon
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	19.10.1805	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	3.1806	BWAS-1793
Launched	30.3.1808	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Great Yarmouth - Norfolk	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Cormorant Class - revived (1805)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1805	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John PrestonBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Sold	16.8.1838	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck108' 4"Imperial Feet32.9311
Length of Keel90' 8 ¾"Imperial Feet27.4511
Breadth29' 8 ½"Imperial Feet8.8519
Depth in Hold9' 0"Imperial Feet2.7432
Draught Forward7' 0"Tons BM
Draught Aft10' 8"Tons BM
Burthen425 ⁸⁸⁄₈₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1808Broadside Weight = 334 Imperial Pound ( 151.469 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck6 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 18-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1806121Design Complement

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.1808 - 11.1809Commander†BWAS-17145.11.1809 - 7.6.1814CommanderBWAS-17147.6.1814 - 1.1815CaptainBWAS-17141815 - 5.1815LieutenantBWAS-17145.1815 - 1.1817CommanderBWAS-1714

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
11.3.1815 - 10.1815LieutenantNBD1849

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1809 - 1811MidshipmanNBD18491811 - 1813QuartermasterNBD18491813 - 11.3.1815Master's MateNBD1849

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
7.1808 - 1809Able SeamanNBD1849

1 Marine

DatesRankNameSource
1814 - 28.10.1815Private†ref:1998

Service History

DateEventSource
16.6.1809Sailed for JamaicaBWAS-1793
1813To South America until 1814BWAS-1793
1815At Cape of Good HopeBWAS-1793
1.1817Rerated as a Sixth Rate 20BWAS-1793
1.1817Refitted as a 20 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
2.1817Refitted as a 26 gun Sixth Rate Post Ship
10.1819Completed fitting as a hospital shipBWAS-1793
10.1819Completed fitting as a hospital ship at PortsmouthBWAS-1793
16.8.1838Sold at Portsmouth to Mr Soames for £820BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1998 Archive

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