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Raleigh, 1873
Type: Cruiser, 2nd Class ; Unarmoured frigate, sheathed with wood ; Armament 22
Launched : 1 Mar 1873 ;
Disposal date or year : 1905
BM: 3215 tons ; Displacement: 4780 tons
Propulsion: Screw Complement: 560
Machinery notes: 4,200 hpi ; Speed ; 14 knots ;
Notes:
1870 Chatham, building
1.1.1878 Recommissioned at Malta.
1879 Mediterranean
Occupation of Cyprus
15 Jun 1888 Re-commissioned at Simon's Bay
1890 CinC and Flag Ship, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa
1894 West Coast of Africa.
Raleigh, 1919
Type: Light Cruiser ; Armament 7 x 7.5" 50 cal. ; 8 x 12 pdr. ; 4 x 3 " AA
Launched : 28 Aug 1919 ;
Disposal date or year : 8 Aug 1922
Displacement: 9750 tons
Notes:
8 Aug 1922 Ran aground and wrecked on Point Armour in the Belleisle Strait, Labrador - see p. 320-> www.naval-review.org/issues/1923-2.pdf.
1927 the wreck was blown up.