U.S.S. Raleigh (1922)
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U.S.S. Raleigh (1922) | |
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Hull Number: | CL-7 |
Builder: | Fore River[1] |
Laid down: | 16 Aug, 1920[2] |
Launched: | 25 Oct, 1922[3] |
Commissioned: | 6 Feb, 1924[4] |
Decommissioned: | 2 Nov, 1945[5] |
Stricken: | 28 Nov, 1945[6] |
Sold: | 27 Feb, 1946[7] |
U.S.S. Raleigh was one of ten Omaha class light cruisers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Raleigh commissioned in the Boston Navy Yard on 6 February, 1924 under Captain William Carleton Watts.
Service
Captains
- Captain William C. Watts, 6 February, 1924[8]
- Captain John J. Hyland, 15 January, 1926[9] – January, 1928[10]
- Captain William K. Riddle, January, 1928[11]
- Captain Ernest Friedrick, before 1 January, 1930[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Cruisers. p. 451.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1927. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1929. pp. 14-15.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. p. 14.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1930. pp. 16, 17.
Bibliography
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