HMS Racehorse (1757)
View of the Racehorse and Carcass August 7th 1773, when inclosed in the ice in Lat. 80°37'N. Engraved for Payne's Universal Geography Vol V Page 481', Page; after John Cleveley | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Racehorse |
| Builder | Nantes |
| Acquired | 28 April 1757 |
| Renamed | HMS Thunder (on 24 October 1775) |
| Reclassified |
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| Fate | Captured by the French on 14 August 1778 |
| General characteristics as sloop | |
| Class & type | 18-gun sloop of war |
| Tons burthen | 385 66⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 30 ft 8 in (9.35 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 120 |
| Armament | 18 × 6-pounder guns + 14 × 1⁄2-pounder swivels |
| General characteristics as fireship | |
| Class & type | Fireship |
| Complement | 45 |
| Armament | 8 × 6-pounder guns + 8 × 1⁄2-pounder swivels |
| General characteristics as bomb vessel | |
| Class & type | Bomb vessel |
| Complement | 70 |
| Armament |
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HMS Racehorse was an 18-gun ship-rigged (i.e. three-masted) sloop of the Royal Navy. Originally the French ship Marquis de Vaudreuil, she was captured by the Royal Navy in 1757 and refitted as a survey vessel for the 1773 Phipps expedition towards the North Pole. Renamed HMS Thunder in 1775, she was captured back by the French in 1778.