HMS ''Racoon'' was a
steam corvette.
History
''Racoon'' was launched on 25 April 1857 at
Chatham Dockyard
Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent. Established in Chatham, Kent, Chatham in the mid-16th century, the dockyard subsequently expanded into neighbouring Gillingham, Kent, Gillingham; at its most extens ...
. In July 1863 she ran aground in
Loch Ness
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and was damaged. She was repaired at
Portsmouth
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,
Hampshire
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.
In May 1874, ''Racoon'' ran aground at
Barbados
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.
''Racoon'' was broken up in 1877 at
Devonport, Plymouth
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.
was promoted to
lieutenant
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on 24 February 1863, and served under
Count Gleichen on the
corvette
A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the sloo ...
.
[Heathcote, p. 9.]
Gallery
File:H.M.S. Racoon PY0970 NMM 140917.jpg, ''Racoon'', by George Pechell Mends
File:Racoon7561.jpg, ''Racoon'' in a gale, 10 December 1858
File:HM Steam-Corvette Racoon, 22 Guns - ILN 1863.jpg, HM Steam-Corvette ''Racoon'', 22 Guns, 1863.
Citations
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1857 ships
Pearl-class corvettes
Ships built in Sheerness
Maritime incidents in July 1863
Maritime incidents in May 1874