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{{short description|A wood steam corvette}}
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'''HMS ''Racoon''''' was a {{sclass-|Pearl|corvette|0}} [[steam corvette]] launched on 25 April 1857 at [[Chatham Dockyard]] and broken up in 1877 at [[Devonport, Plymouth]].<ref name="pdavis">{{cite web|url=https://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=125#Top|website=pdavis.nl|title=Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Racoon|accessdate=2019-11-24}}</ref>
'''HMS ''Racoon''''' was a {{sclass|Pearl|corvette|0}} [[steam corvette]].


==History==
''Racoon'' was launched on 25 April 1857 at [[Chatham Dockyard]]. In July 1863 she ran aground in [[Loch Ness]] and was damaged. She was repaired at [[Portsmouth]], [[Hampshire]].<ref name="pdavis"/> In May 1874, ''Racoon'' ran aground at [[Barbadoes]].<ref name=WM220574>{{Cite news |title=Reported Naval Disaster |newspaper=Western Mail |location=Cardiff |date=22 May 1874 |issue=1578 |edition=Second }}</ref> ''Racoon'' was broken up in 1877 at [[Devonport, Plymouth]].<ref name="pdavis">{{cite web|url=https://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=125#Top|website=pdavis.nl|title=Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Racoon|accessdate=2019-11-24}}</ref>


[[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Prince Alfred]] was promoted to [[lieutenant]] on 24 February 1863, and served under [[Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg|Count Gleichen]] on the [[corvette]].<ref name=heath9>Heathcote, p. 9.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/HN3100060885/ILN?u=wes_ttda&sid=ILN&xid=1249ac16|title = The Racoon|newspaper = The Illustrated London News|date = 7 February 1863|pages = 150–}}</ref>
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[[File:Racoon7561.jpg|thumb|HMS ''Racoon'' in a gale]]


==References==
== Gallery ==
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File:H.M.S. Racoon PY0970 NMM 140917.jpg|''Racoon'', by [[George Pechell Mends]]
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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.<ref name="ILN 1863">{{cite news|title=The Racoon|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/HN3100060885/ILN?u=wes_ttda&sid=ILN&xid=1249ac16|access-date=14 March 2021|publisher=The Illustrated London News|date=7 February 1863}}</ref> Fitted out for Prince Alfred's arrival.
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==Citations==
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==References==
* {{cite book|last=Heathcote|first=Tony|title=The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 – 1995|publisher=Pen & Sword Ltd |year=2002 |isbn=0-85052-835-6}}


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Latest revision as of 15:01, 15 October 2024

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Racoon
NamesakeRacoon
Launched25 April 1857
Out of service1877
FateBroken up in 1877
General characteristics
Class and typePearl-class steam corvette
Tons burthen1,467 tons
Length200 ft
Armament21

HMS Racoon was a Pearl-class steam corvette.

History

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Racoon was launched on 25 April 1857 at Chatham Dockyard. In July 1863 she ran aground in Loch Ness and was damaged. She was repaired at Portsmouth, Hampshire.[1] In May 1874, Racoon ran aground at Barbadoes.[2] Racoon was broken up in 1877 at Devonport, Plymouth.[1]

Prince Alfred was promoted to lieutenant on 24 February 1863, and served under Count Gleichen on the corvette.[3][4]

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  • Racoon, by George Pechell Mends
    Racoon, by George Pechell Mends
  • Racoon in a gale, 10 December 1858
    Racoon in a gale, 10 December 1858
  • HM Steam-Corvette Racoon, 22 Guns, 1863.[5] Fitted out for Prince Alfred's arrival.
    HM Steam-Corvette Racoon, 22 Guns, 1863.[5] Fitted out for Prince Alfred's arrival.

Citations

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  1. ^ a b "Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Racoon". pdavis.nl. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Reported Naval Disaster". Western Mail. No. 1578 (Second ed.). Cardiff. 22 May 1874.
  3. ^ Heathcote, p. 9.
  4. ^ "The Racoon". The Illustrated London News. 7 February 1863. pp. 150–.
  5. ^ "The Racoon". The Illustrated London News. 7 February 1863. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

References

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  • Heathcote, Tony (2002). The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 – 1995. Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-835-6.
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