HMS Racoon (1887)
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Racoon |
| Ordered | 1885[1] |
| Builder | Devonport Dockyard |
| Cost |
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| Laid down | 1 February 1886 |
| Launched | 6 May 1887 |
| Commissioned | 1 March 1888 |
| Decommissioned | 1 January 1905 |
| Fate | Sold to G Cohen on 4 April 1905[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Archer-class torpedo cruiser |
| Displacement | 1770 tons |
| Length | 140 ft (43 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draught | 13.5 ft (4.1 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 17.5 kn (32.4 km/h)[1] |
| Range | 7,000 nmi (13,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 176 men |
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HMS Racoon, sometimes spelled HMS Raccoon, was an Archer-class torpedo cruiser of the Royal Navy. Racoon was laid down on 1 February 1886 and came into service on 1 March 1888.[2][3]
She served on the East Indies Station where, on 27 August 1896, she was involved in the bombardment of Sultan Khalid's palace during the 40 minute Anglo–Zanzibar War.[4]
In early May 1901 Racoon returned to the United Kingdom,[5] and was paid off at Sheerness on 6 July 1901.[6]
She was decommissioned on 1 January 1905 and sold for scrap.[2][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
- ^ Patience 1994, p. 11.
- ^ Patience (1994)
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36437. London. 24 April 1901. p. 11.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36501. London. 8 July 1901. p. 6.
- ^ Archer Class at Battleships-Cruisers
Bibliography
[edit]Patience, Kevin (1994), Zanzibar and the Shortest War in History, Bahrain: Kevin Patience, p. 23
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