HMS Racehorse (H11)

Racehorse on the River Clyde on completion, December 1942
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Racehorse
BuilderJohn Brown & Company, Clydebank
Launched1942
IdentificationPennant number H11
FateScrapped 1949
General characteristics
Class and typeR-class destroyer
Displacement
Length358 ft 3 in (109.2 m) (o/a)
Beam35 ft 8 in (10.9 m)
Draught13 ft 6 in (4.1 m) (deep)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × shafts; 2 × Parsons geared steam turbines
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range4,675 nmi (8,658 km; 5,380 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar Type 290 air warning
  • Radar Type 285 ranging & bearing
Armament

HMS Racehorse was a R-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War.