HMS Raleigh (1919)
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| Commissioned: | 1919 |
| Fate: | Sunk at Point Amour, Labrador, August 8, 1922 |
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| Displacement: | 12,000 tons |
| Length: | 605 ft (184.4 m) |
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| Complement: | 700 (standard), 800+ (wartime) |
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HMS Raleigh was a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was commissioned as part of the British North Atlantic squadron in 1919.
She had a displacement of 12,000 tons, an overall length of 605 feet, and carried a complement of 700 officers and men.
On August 8, 1922, in thick fog and without warning, HMS Raleigh ran aground at Point Amour in Forteau Bay, Labrador. The ship remained hard-aground and upright for four years. During this period, she was stripped of all salvageable items and was destroyed with explosives in September 1926.
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