HMS Racoon (1857)
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Name: | HMS Racoon |
Launched: | 25 April 1857 |
Out of service: | 1877 |
Fate: | Broken up in 1877 |
General characteristics | |
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. Racoon was broken up in 1877 at Devonport, Plymouth.[1]

HMS Racoon in a gale
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References
- "Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Racoon". pdavis.nl. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
External links
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