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HMS Racehorse (1757) (1st)
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This the first ship to carry the name HMS Racehorse was an
8-gun, bomb vessel. Originally a French privateer (Marquis de Vandreville), 96.5ft long, 30ft wide and of 385 tons builders measurement. Captured 1757 and bought 28-Apr-1757. Used for arctic discovery from 1773. Captured Dec-1776 by American ship Andrea Doria. Destroyed 15-Nov-1777 by Royal Navy in Delaware Bay. Won the Battle Honour: Quebec 1759.
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