British sloop 'Racoon' (1795)

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Racoon

6051
Nominal Guns16BWAS-1793
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered13.7.1795BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down7.1795BWAS-1793
Launched14.10.1795BWAS-1793
How acquiredBuilt by ContractBWAS-1793
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1793
Ship ClassDiligence Class (1795)BWAS-1793
Designed by
Sir John HenslowBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1761-1801
BWAS-1793
Constructor
John RandallBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1780-1802
BWAS-1793
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1793
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1793
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1793
Broken Up4.1806BWAS-1793

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck95' 1"Imperial Feet28.9611 
Length of Keel75' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet22.8664 
Breadth28' 2"Imperial Feet8.5408 
Depth in Hold12' 1"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Draught Forward6' 6"Imperial Feet1.9812 
Draught Aft10' 2"Imperial Feet3.0988 
Burthen317 27⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


14.10.1795Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
22.4.1795121Design Complement

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.1795 - 1.2.1796Commander
Henry RaperBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1841
BWAS-17931.2.1796 - 6.12.1796Commander
Edward RoeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1796
BWAS-17936.12.1796 - 6.12.1799Commander
Robert LloydBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1830
BWAS-17936.12.1799 - 18.10.1802Commander
Wilson RathborneBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1807
BWAS-179318.10.1802 - 3.3.1804Commander
Austin BissellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794
BWAS-17933.3.1804 - 9.1804Commander
James Alexander GordonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1868
BWAS-17939.1804 - 1.1805Lieutenant
Thomas WhinyatesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1815
BWAS-179312.1.1805 - 1806Commander
Edward CroftonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1804-1814
BWAS-1793

Service History


DateEventSource
7.1795Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1793
14.10.1795Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £4616.0.0dBWAS-1793
27.10.1795Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
16.1.1796Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £3904.0.0dBWAS-1793
4.1796Took the Lugger
Le Furet (Unknown) 1796-1796
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Lugger
BG
22.5.1796Took the Cutter
Le Hazard (2) 1796-1796
French 2 Gun
Privateer Cutter
in the Channel
29.9.1796Took the Cutter
L'Actif (2) 1796-1796
French 2 Gun
Privateer Cutter
off DungenessBG
22.4.1797Took the Cutter
Les Amis (2) 1797-1797
French 2 Gun
Privateer Cutter
BG
11.1.1798Took the Privateer
Le Polycarpe (16) 1797-1798
French 16 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the ChannelBWAS-1793
22.1.1798Took the Privateer
La Pensée (2) 1798-1798
French 2 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Channel
20.10.1798Took the Lugger
Le Vigilant (14) 1798-1798
French 14 Gun
Privateer Lugger
in the North Sea and sunk after the captureBG
2.12.1799Took the Privateer
Le Vrai Décidé (14) 1797-1799
French 14 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Channel
3.12.1799Took the Privateer
L'Intrépide (16) 1799-1799
French 16 Gun
Privateer Unknown
in the Channel
7.6.1803Took the Schooner
La Vertu (Unknown) 1803-1803
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Schooner
off Port-au-Prince
7.6.1803Took the Privateer
L'Ami du Celannot (2) 1803-1803
French 2 Gun
Privateer Unknown
off Port-au-Prince
11.7.1803Racoon vs Lodi
11.7.1803Took the Corvette
Le Lodi (10) 1803-1803
French 10 Gun
Unrated Corvette
between the islands of Gonave and San Domingo
8.1803Took the Schooner
Les Deux Amis (Unknown) 1803-1803
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Schooner
off Cuba
8.1803Took the Privateer
Les Trois Frères (Unknown) 1803-1803
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
off Cuba
14.10.1803Took the Gun-brig
La Petite Fille (Unknown) 1803-1803
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Gun-brig

14.10.1803Took the Cutter
L'Amélie (Unknown) 1803-1803
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Cutter

2.4.1804Took the Privateer
Le Jean Baptiste (Unknown) 1804-1804
French Unknown Gun
Privateer Unknown
on the Jamaica Station
5.4.1804Took the Privateer
L'Aventure (1) 1804-1804
French 1 Gun
Privateer Unknown
on the Jamaica Station
1.8.1804Took the Privateer
L'Alliance (6) 1804-1804
French 6 Gun
Privateer Unknown
on the Jamaica Station
26.5.1805Took the Privateer
San Felix el Socorro (2) 1805-1805
Spanish 2 Gun
Privateer Unknown

4.1806Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

 
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