Racer-class sloop

	HMS Icarus
Class overview
Name	Racer class
Preceded by	Swallow class
Succeeded by	Greyhound class
Built	1855 - 1860
In commission	1856 - 1877
Completed	5
Scrapped	5
General characteristics
Type	Sloop
Displacement	861 tons
Tons burthen	577 30/94 bm
Length	151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck); 131 ft 3.75 in (40.0 m) (keel);
Beam	29 ft 1 in (8.9 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 10 in (4.8 m)
Installed power	150 nhp; 461–617 ihp (344–460 kW);
Propulsion	2-cylinder horizontal single-expansion steam engine; Single screw;
Sail plan	Barque rig
Speed	Approximately 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement	120
Armament	1 × 32-pdr gun (58cwt) on pivot; 10 × 32-pdr (25cwt) carronades;

The Racer-class sloop also known as the Cordelia class of swift cruisers was an 11-gun wooden screw sloop class of five ships built for the Royal Navy between 1855 and 1860.

Class overview
HMS Icarus
Name	Racer class
Preceded by	Swallow class
Succeeded by	Greyhound class
Built	1855 - 1860
In commission	1856 - 1877
Completed	5
Scrapped	5
General characteristics
Type	Sloop
Displacement	861 tons
Tons burthen	577 30/94 bm
Length	151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck) 131 ft 3.75 in (40.0 m) (keel)
Beam	29 ft 1 in (8.9 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 10 in (4.8 m)
Installed power	150 nhp 461–617 ihp (344–460 kW)
Propulsion	2-cylinder horizontal single-expansion steam engine Single screw
Sail plan	Barque rig
Speed	Approximately 10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement	120
Armament	1 × 32-pdr gun (58cwt) on pivot 10 × 32-pdr (25cwt) carronades