USS Raleigh (C-8)
._Starboard_bow,_ca._1900_-_NARA_-_512958.jpg) USS Raleigh (C-8), starboard bow view.
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| Name | Raleigh |
| Namesake | City of Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Ordered | 7 September 1888 |
| Builder | Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia |
| Cost | $1,100,000 |
| Laid down | 19 December 1889 |
| Launched | 31 March 1892 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Alfred W. Haywood |
| Commissioned | 17 April 1894 |
| Decommissioned | 21 April 1919 |
| Stricken | 5 August 1921 |
| Identification | Hull symbol:C-8 |
| Fate | 5 August 1921, sold for scrap to Henry A. Hitner's Sons Co., Philadelphia, Pa. |
| General characteristics (as built)[1][2] | |
| Class & type | Cincinnati-class protected cruiser |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 305 ft 10 in (93.22 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Draft | 18 ft (5.5 m) (mean) 20 ft 2 in (6.15 m) (max) |
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| Sail plan | Schooner |
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| Complement | 32 officers 270 enlisted |
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USS Raleigh (C-8) was a United States Navy protected cruiser of the Cincinnati class, commissioned in 1894 and in periodic service until 1919.
The second ship named Raleigh, was laid down on 19 December 1889 at the
Pre-Spanish–American War
Remaining in the yard for another five months, Raleigh shifted to Hampton Roads in early September, then conducted shakedown in Chesapeake Bay. In January 1895, she completed fitting out at the torpedo station at Newport, Rhode Island, and on the 25th put to sea to join the North Atlantic Squadron for battle practice in the Caribbean. In June, she put into New York, whence she moved south again for a cruise around the Florida peninsula; and in August, she returned to New York for voyage repairs before resuming operations with her squadron. For the next 10 months, she continued operations in the western Atlantic, ranging from New England to the Straits of Florida.
During the summer of 1896, she trained Naval Militiamen from South Carolina and Louisiana, then returned to the east coast and North Atlantic Squadron exercises. From late October 1896-early February 1897, she joined in a neutrality patrol off Florida, and in April, after the completion of an overhaul at Norfolk, participated in ceremonies marking the dedication of Grant's Tomb.
On 6 May, Raleigh steamed east, and on 11 June reported for duty on the European Station at
's squadron.Spanish–American War
On 26 April, the US Congress declared war against Spain. On the 27th the squadron got underway for Manila.
At the end of the month, Raleigh passed
Steaming in column, the American squadron ran by the Spanish, firing at close range. Two hours later, five cross runs had been completed, and the Spanish fleet had been destroyed. Shore batteries became the targets. Just before noon on 1 May, Raleigh joined Olympia, Boston, and Petrel in silencing the navy yard and arsenal batteries. On 2 May, she sent officers ashore to demand the surrender of Corregidor and, on the 3rd, sent men to disable the batteries there and destroy the munitions. In the late afternoon, shore parties were sent to Palo Caballo for the same purpose. Raleigh then took up picket and patrol duties, capturing the gunboat Callao on the 12th.
In July, Raleigh shifted from
Pre-World War I
On the 25th, Raleigh put to sea, bound for Hong Kong with mail. In early September, she returned to the Philippines where she operated until sailing for Suez, Gibraltar, and the United States on 15 December. On 15 April 1899, she arrived at New York and the next day received honors from other ships and from officials of the city.
10 days after her arrival, Raleigh cleared New York Harbor and turned south. On the 26th, she entered the
On 2 May, Raleigh got underway again, and, after visiting ports in the Carolinas, put into Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she was decommissioned on 10 June.
Recommissioned on 5 January 1903, Raleigh was fitted out at New York and in mid-March sailed for
For the next four years she cruised in
Decommissioned on 12 October 1907, Raleigh was recommissioned on 21 February 1911. Initially assigned to the Pacific Reserve Squadron, she remained in San Francisco until December. She then moved north to Bremerton, Washington, and two more years of little activity.
On 6 December 1913, she departed
World War I and beyond
Undergoing repairs at Mare Island when the United States entered World War I, Raleigh departed San Francisco in early May 1917, and on 5 June joined the Patrol Force, Atlantic Fleet, at Newport, R.I. Assigned to Cruiser Force, 2nd Squadron, she patrolled from Boston to Norfolk until November when she was detached for duty in Brazilian waters.
On 12 December, Raleigh arrived at Rio de Janeiro, and until 27 April 1918 she patrolled between there and Bahia (Salvador). In May, she arrived off West Africa; delivered munitions to the Liberian Government; continued on to Dakar, French West Africa, then headed west on 18 May. At the end of the month, she resumed Bahia-Rio patrols.
At the same time, however, German
Clearing Bahia on 26 June, she joined the American Patrol Detachment at
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- ^ a b "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels, 1911-". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 36–39. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ a b Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "US Cruisers List: Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers". Hazegray.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Raleigh II (C-8)". Naval History and Heritage Command. United States Navy. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ DiGiulian, Tony, 5"/40 US Navy guns at NavWeaps.com
- ^ "Medal of Honor Recipients – Interim Awards, 1901–1911". Medal of Honor Citations. United States Army Center of Military History. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- Taylor, Michael J.H. (1990). Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I. Studio. ISBN 1-85170-378-0.
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