British destroyer HMS Racoon executing speed trials according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad 1910-1911 no. 9

Sister ship HMS Rattlesnake. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

An item referred to the magazine Schiffbau reporting that the British destroyer HMS Racoon built by Camwell, Laird&Co., achieved at her trial a speed of 27,06 miles.(1)

Note

1. Part of Beagle- or G-class preceded by Tribal or F-class succeeded by Acorn- or H-class. This class was built by several shipyards on base of a loose specification leaving the details to the builder. Laid down by Cammell Laird&Company, Birkenhead, England on 1 May 1909, launched on 15 February 1910, completed in October 1910 and wrecked on the Irish coast due to a blizzard on 9 January 1918.