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Racoon, 1795
Type: Brig sloop ; Armament 18
Launched : 1795 ; Disposal date or year : 1806
Displacement : 317 tons (BM)
Notes:

Built of Fir

3 Dec 1799 captured the French privateer lntrépide, of Calais.

11 Jul 1803 capture of the French brig-corvette Lodi.

17 Aug 1803 ran the French national brig la Mutine on shore.

13-14 Oct 1803 attacked and captured the French national gun-brig Petite-Fille, the schooner Jeune-Adèle, and national cutter Amélie, however, the crew of the former over-powered the prize crew and ran the brig on shore.

May 1805 Jamaica Station