USS Raleigh

USS Raleigh

Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS "Raleigh"; the later three after the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, and the first after Sir Walter Raleigh.

* The first USS|Raleigh|1776|2 was a 32-gun sailing frigate built in 1776 and captured by the British in 1778.

* The second USS|Raleigh|C-8|3 was a protected cruiser commissioned in 1894 and in periodic service until 1919.

* The third USS|Raleigh|CL-7|3 was a light cruiser commissioned in 1924, active during the Pacific War, and sold for scrap in 1946.

* The fourth USS|Raleigh|LPD-1|3 was an amphibious transport dock in service from 1962 to 1992.

See also CSS "Raleigh".


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