HMS Racehorse (H11)
 Racehorse on the River Clyde on completion, December 1942 | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Racehorse |
| Builder: | John Brown & Company, Clydebank |
| Launched: | 1942 |
| Identification: | pennant number H11 |
| Fate: | Scrapped 1949 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | R-class destroyer |
HMS Racehorse was an R-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank and launched in 1942. She was adopted by the civil community of Greater London during Warship Week in 1942.
Following service in the Second World War she was placed in reserve in Portsmouth in 1946. She arrived at Troon for breaking up on 8 December 1949.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Critchley, Mike, "British Warships Since 1945: Part 3: Destroyers", Maritime Books: Liskeard, UK, 1982. ISBN 0-9506323-9-2, page 52
Publications
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4.
- Whitley, M. J. (1988). Destroyers of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1.
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