HMS Racoon (1795)

HMS Racoon capturing French brig-corvette Lodi, circle of William John Huggins
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Racoon
Namesake	Raccoon
Ordered	13 July 1795
Builder	John Randall, Rotherhithe
Laid down	July 1795
Launched	14 October 1795
Fate	Broken up 1806
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Diligence-class brig-sloop
Type	18-gun Brig-sloop
Tons burthen	317 27⁄94 (bm)
Length	95 ft 1 in (29.0 m) (overall) 75 ft 2+1⁄4 in (22.9 m) (keel)
Beam	22 ft 2 in (6.8 m)
Draught	Unladen: 6 ft 4 in (1.9 m) Laden: 10 ft 3 in (3.1 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 1 in (3.7 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	121
Armament	16 × 32-pounder carronades 2 × 6-pounder bow chasers

HMS Racoon (or Raccoon) was a brig-sloop built and launched in 1795. She served during the French Revolutionary Wars and in the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars. She had an active career under several captains, working essentially independently while capturing or destroying some 20 enemy privateers and naval vessels. Several of the captures involved engagements that resulted in casualties on Racoon as well as on her opponents. She was broken up early in 1806.