HMS Racehorse (1900)

HMS Racehorse was a three-funnel, 30-knot torpedo boat destroyer built by Hawthorn Leslie for the Royal Navy. Ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1898–1899 Naval Estimates, she was the eighth ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1757. She served in World War I and was sold for breaking in 1920.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Racehorse
Ordered1898 – 1899 Naval Estimates
BuilderR.W. Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Hebburn-on-Tyne
Laid down23 October 1899
Launched8 November 1900
CommissionedMarch 1902
Out of servicePaid off, 1919
FateSold for breaking, 23 March 1920
General characteristics
Class and typeHawthorn Leslie three funnel - 30 knot destroyer
Displacement
  • 355 long tons (361 t) standard
  • 415 long tons (422 t) full load
Installed power6,300 shp (4,700 kW)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Thornycroft water tube boilers
  • 2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines
  • 2 × shafts
Speed30 kn (56 km/h)
Range
  • 95 tons coal
  • 1,615 nmi (2,991 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement63 officers and men
Armament
  • 1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mark I L/40 naval gun on a P Mark I low angle mount
  • 5 × QF 6-pounder 8 cwt L/40 naval gun on a Mark I* low angle mount
  • 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450mm) torpedoes
Service record
Operations: World War I 1914 - 1918
Awards: Battle honour Belgian Coast 1915 – 16
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