HMS Racehorse (1900)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Racehorse.
HMS Racehorse was a three-funnel, 30-knot torpedo boat destroyer built by Hawthorn Leslie for the Royal Navy. Ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1898–1899 Naval Estimates, she was the eighth ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1757.[3][4] She served in World War I and was sold for breaking in 1920.
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Name | HMS Racehorse |
Ordered | 1898 – 1899 Naval Estimates |
Builder | R.W. Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Hebburn-on-Tyne |
Laid down | 23 October 1899 |
Launched | 8 November 1900 |
Commissioned | March 1902 |
Out of service | Paid off, 1919 |
Fate | Sold for breaking, 23 March 1920 |
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Class and type | Hawthorn Leslie three funnel - 30 knot destroyer |
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Installed power | 6,300 shp (4,700 kW) |
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Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h) |
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Complement | 63 officers and men |
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Service record | |
Operations: | World War I 1914 - 1918 |
Awards: | Battle honour Belgian Coast 1915 – 16 |
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