HMS Racoon (1857)
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![]() Racoon, by William Frederick Mitchell, 1873
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Name | HMS Racoon |
Launched | 25 April 1857 |
Out of service | 1877 |
Fate | Broken up in 1877 |
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Class and type | Pearl-class steam corvette |
Tons burthen | 1,467 tons |
Length | 200 ft |
Armament | 21 |
HMS Racoon was a Pearl-class steam corvette.
History[]
Racoon was launched on 25 April 1857 at Chatham Dockyard. In July 1863 she ran aground in Loch Ness and was damaged. She was repaired at Portsmouth, Hampshire.[1] In May 1874, Racoon ran aground at Barbadoes.[2] Racoon was broken up in 1877 at Devonport, Plymouth.[1]
Prince Alfred was promoted to lieutenant on 24 February 1863, and served under Count Gleichen on the corvette.[3][4]
Gallery[]
Racoon, by George Pechell Mends
Racoon in a gale, 10 December 1858
HM Steam-Corvette Racoon, 22 Guns, 1863.[5] Fitted out for Prince Alfred's arrival.
References[]
- ^ a b "Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Racoon". pdavis.nl. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ "Reported Naval Disaster". Western Mail (1578) (Second ed.). Cardiff. 22 May 1874.
- ^ Heathcote, p. 9.
- ^ "The Racoon". The Illustrated London News. 7 February 1863. pp. 150–.
- ^ "The Racoon". The Illustrated London News. 7 February 1863. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- Heathcote, Tony (2002). The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 – 1995. Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-835-6.
External links[]
Media related to HMS Racoon (ship, 1857) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1857 ships
- Pearl-class corvettes
- Ships built in Sheerness
- Maritime incidents in July 1863
- Maritime incidents in May 1874