HMS Raleigh

HMS Raleigh

Six ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Raleigh", after Sir Walter Raleigh:

*HMS "Raleigh" was a 32-gun fifth rate, previously the American USS|Raleigh|1776|6. She was captured in 1778 by HMS "Unicorn" and HMS "Experiment" and was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS "Raleigh". She was sold in 1783.
*HMS "Raleigh" was an 18-gun "Cruizer" class brig-sloop launched in 1806. She was used as a target from 1839 and was sold in 1841.
*HMS "Raleigh" was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1845 and wrecked in 1857.
*HMS "Raleigh" was to have been a wood screw frigate. She was ordered in 1860, but was cancelled in 1863.
*HMS|Raleigh|1873|6 was an iron screw frigate launched in 1874 and sold in 1905.
*HMS|Raleigh|1919|6 was a "Hawkins"-class heavy cruiser launched in 1919 and wrecked in 1922.
*HMS|Raleigh|shore establishment is the current basic training establishment of the Royal Navy, in Torpoint.


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