USS Raleigh
Survived
| Type | Light cruiser |
|---|---|
| Class | Omaha |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 2 × twin 6 in (152 mm)/53 caliber guns |
Old light cruiser, torpedoed at Pearl Harbor and kept afloat only by lashing a barge alongside.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 2 × twin 6 in (152 mm)/53 caliber guns
- 8 × single 6 in/53 caliber guns
- 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber anti-aircraft guns
- 2 × triple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
- 2 × twin 21 in torpedo tubes
- 224 × mines
Armour
- Belt: 3 in (76 mm)
- Deck: 1+1⁄2 in (38 mm)
- Conning Tower: 1+1⁄2 in
- Bulkheads: 1+1⁄2-3 in
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 16 August 1920 |
| Launched | 25 October 1922 |
| Commissioned | 6 February 1924 |
| Displacement | 7,500 long tons (7,620 t) (standard) 9,508 long tons (9,661 t) (full load) |
| Length | 555 ft 6 in (169.32 m) oa 550 ft (170 m) pp |
| Speed | 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph) (designed speed) 33.7 kn (62.4 km/h; 38.8 mph) (Estimated speed on Trial) |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
25 October 1922
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Damaged
7 December 1941
Torpedoed
Fate
Survived
Sold for scrap, 27 February 1946