HMS Racer was a 6-gun built for the Royal Navy in 1818. She was broken up in 1830.
Description Racer had a length at the gundeck of and at the keel. She had a beam of , a draught of about and a depth of hold of . The ship's tonnage was 122 tons burthen.Winfield, p. 1181 The Nightingale class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and four 6-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 34 officers and ratings.Winfield & Lyon, p. 133
Construction and career Racer, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,Colledge, p. 284 was ordered in 1817, laid down in August 1817 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 4 April 1818. She was completed on 31 September 1819 at Plymouth Dockyard.Phillips, p. 57
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