British sloop 'Racoon' (1795)

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Racoon	6051
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	13.7.1795	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	7.1795	BWAS-1793
Launched	14.10.1795	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rotherhithe - London - Surrey	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Diligence Class	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John Henslow (1730-1815)	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John Randall (1755-1802)	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	4.1806	BWAS-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 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
11.1795 - 1.2.1796CommanderHenry Raper (1767-1845)BWAS-17931.2.1796 - 6.12.1796CommanderEdward Roe (d.1810)BWAS-17936.12.1796 - 6.12.1799CommanderRobert LloydBWAS-17936.12.1799 - 18.10.1802CommanderWilson Rathborne (1748-1831)BWAS-179318.10.1802 - 3.3.1804CommanderAustin Bissell (d.1807)BWAS-17933.3.1804 - 9.1804CommanderJames Alexander Gordon (1782-1869)BWAS-17939.1804 - 1.1805LieutenantThomas WhinyatesBWAS-179312.1.1805 - 1806CommanderEdward CroftonBWAS-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 BG
22.5.1796Took the Cutter Le Hazard (2) in the Channel
29.9.1796Took the Cutter L'Actif (2) off DungenessBG
11.1.1798Took the Privateer Le Polycarpe (16) in the ChannelBWAS-1793
22.1.1798Took the Privateer La Pensée (2) in the Channel
20.10.1798Took the Lugger Le Vigilant (14) in the North Sea and sunk after the captureBG
2.12.1799Took the Privateer Le Vrai Décidé (14) in the Channel
3.12.1799Took the Privateer L'Intrépide (16) in the Channel
7.6.1803Took the Schooner La Vertu off Port-au-Prince
7.6.1803Took the Privateer L'Ami du Celannot (2) off Port-au-Prince
11.7.1803Racoon vs Lodi
11.7.1803Took the Corvette Le Lodi (10) between the islands of Gonave and San Domingo
8.1803Took the Schooner Les Deux Amis off Cuba
8.1803Took the Privateer Les Trois Frères off Cuba
14.10.1803Took the Gun-brig La Petite Fille
14.10.1803Took the Cutter L'Amélie
2.4.1804Took the Privateer Le Jean Baptiste on the Jamaica Station
5.4.1804Took the Privateer L'Aventure (1) on the Jamaica Station
1.8.1804Took the Privateer L'Alliance (6) on the Jamaica Station
26.5.1805Took the Privateer San Felix el Socorro (2)
4.1806Broken up at PortsmouthBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

BGOfficial, Web Site

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