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==Service==
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Paid off at Devonport on 17 September, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 851}}  She served as the flagship on the [[North America and West Indies Station]] until she was lost to grounding off Labrador near Armour Point due to the negligence of Captain [[Arthur Bromley, Eighth Baronet|Bromley]].<ref>''Loss of vessel. Captain A. Bromley C.M.G. R.N. and Cdr(N) L.C. Bott O.B.E. R.N. HMS RALEIGH.'' {{TNA|ADM 156/57.|}}</ref>
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In the aftermath, a cutter that had lowered to try to take a line to shore capsized, drowning eleven men.  One man, Mindshipman [[Peter Coats Hutton|Peter C. Hutton]], found safety in the rocks, but set out into the heavy surf upon seeing a seaman named Reynolds being carried away.  His rescue effort succeeded, and he was later awarded the [[Stanhope Medal]] for his courageous act.{{ToL|A Gallant Midshipman|Wednesday, Feb 07, 1923; pg. 7; Issue 43259}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
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* Captain [[Arthur Bromley, Eighth Baronet|Arthur Bromley]], 14 February, 1920.{{CN}}
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==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 21:55, 18 December 2018

H.M.S. Raleigh (1919)
Pendant Number: 96 (Sep 1920)[1]
Builder: William Beardmore & Company[2]
Ordered: Dec, 1915[3]
Laid down: 4 Oct, 1916[4]
Launched: 28 Aug, 1919[5]
Commissioned: Jul, 1921[6]
Wrecked: 8 Aug, 1922[7]

Service

Paid off at Devonport on 17 September, 1920.[8] She served as the flagship on the North America and West Indies Station until she was lost to grounding off Labrador near Armour Point due to the negligence of Captain Bromley.[9]

In the aftermath, a cutter that had lowered to try to take a line to shore capsized, drowning eleven men. One man, Mindshipman Peter C. Hutton, found safety in the rocks, but set out into the heavy surf upon seeing a seaman named Reynolds being carried away. His rescue effort succeeded, and he was later awarded the Stanhope Medal for his courageous act.[10]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 63.
  7. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 49.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 851.
  9. ↑ Loss of vessel. Captain A. Bromley C.M.G. R.N. and Cdr(N) L.C. Bott O.B.E. R.N. HMS RALEIGH. The National Archives. ADM 156/57.
  10. ↑ "A Gallant Midshipman." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Feb 07, 1923; pg. 7; Issue 43259.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 851.
  12. ↑ Bromley Service record. The National Archives. 196/44. f. 239.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.


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