HMS Racehorse (1806)

HMS Racehorse was a Royal Navy 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop built by Hamilton & Breeds and launched in 1806 at Hastings. She served in the English Channel, where she captured a small privateer, and in the East Indies, where she participated in the capture of Isle de France (now Mauritius) and the operations around it. She was wrecked in 1822.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Racehorse.

Racehorse
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Racehorse
Ordered7 November 1803
BuilderHamilton & Breed, Hastings
Laid downJune 1804
Launched17 February 1806
Honours and
awards
  • Naval General Service Medal
  • "Off Tamatave 20 May 1811"
FateWrecked on 14 December 1822
General characteristics
Class and typeCruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen385 bm
Length
  • 100 ft 1+1⁄2 in (30.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 77 ft 4+1⁄4 in (23.6 m) (keel)
Beam30 ft 7+1⁄4 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail planBrig rigged
Complement121
Armament16 x 32-pounder carronades + 2 x 6-pounder bow guns
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