HMS Raleigh |
Type: |
Cruiser |
Class: |
Cavindish |
Builder: |
William Beardmore & Company Dalmuir, Scotland |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
December 1915 |
Launched: |
August 28, 1919 |
Keel Laid: |
December 9, 1915 |
Completed: |
February 1921 |
Fate: |
Wrecked Aug. 8, 1922 (aground in fog). Wreck blown up in Sept. 1926. Location: North Atlantic, Strait of Belle Isle, Point Amour, Labrador. (51.27N - 56.51W) 12 crewmen killed, about 800 survivors. (Roll of Honour) |
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