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RACER sailing brigs (1833-1853)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlequin | Pembroke DYd | 11.1832 | 18.3.1836 | 25.10.1836 | coal depot 7.1859 | ||
| Racer | Portsmouth DYd | 9.1832 | 18.7.1833 | 5.9.1833 | sold 9.1852 | ||
| Ringdove | Plymouth DYd | 10.1832 | 18.6.1833 | 7.2.1834 | BU 8.1850 | ||
| Wanderer | Chatham DYd | 2.1833 | 10.7.1835 | 22.8.1835 | BU 3.1850 | ||
| Wolverene | Chatham DYd | 2.1833 | 13.10.1836 | 1.12.1836 | wrecked 11.8.1855 | ||
| Sappho | Plymouth DYd | 12.1834 | 3.2.1837 | 10.5.1837 | lost 2.1858 | ||
| Lily | Pembroke DYd | 12.1835 | 28.9.1837 | 12.3.1838 | coal depot 1860 | ||
| Liberty (ex-Hearty) | Pembroke DYd | 9.1848 | 11.6.1850 | 18.8.1850 | TS, tender 5.1866 | ||
| Squirrel | Pembroke DYd | 9.1850 | 8.8.1853 | 24.8.1853 | TS, tender 5.1862 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 428bm |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 30.6 gundeck |
| Breadth, m | 9.86 |
| Draught, m | 4.67 hold depth |
| No of shafts |
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| Machinery | sails |
| Power, h. p. | |
| Max speed, kts | |
| Fuel, t | |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 14 x 1 - 159/8 32pdr SBML carronades, 2 x 1 - 107/16 9pdr SBML or 2 x 1 - 139/19 18pdr SBML |
| Complement | 110 |
Project history
16-gun brigs. William Symonds design of 1832, dockyard-built version of Snake class with slightly modified lines. Wooden hull.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Wolverene wrecked on the Courtown Bank off Greytown, Mosquito Coast 11.8.1855. Sappho disappeared off South Australia while en route from the Cape of Good Hope to Sydney, presumably foundered with all hands in February 1858.
