
USS RALEIGH

GENERAL:
The U.S.S. RALEIGH was 0ne of the so called "Peace Cruisers" of the CINCINNATI class. She was a member of the United States Asiatic Squadron under Admiral Dewey and took part in the battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898.
TECHNOTES:
Classification: |
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Protected Cruiser C-8 |
Laid Down: |
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December 19, 1889 |
Launched: |
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March 31, 1892 |
Commissioned: |
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April 17, 1894 |
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One 6" gun |
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Ten 5" guns |
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Eight 6 pounders |
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Two 1 pounders |
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One Gatling Gun |
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Four torpedo tubes |
Contractor: |
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Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA. |
Length: |
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306 feet |
Beam: |
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42 feet |
Draught: |
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19.5 feet |
Displacement: |
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3640 Tons |
Compliment: |
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312 Officers and Enlisted Men. |
Engine Type: |
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Vertical triple-expansion engines, 10,500 hp. 2 shaft. |
Boiler type: |
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6 boilers |
Speed: |
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19 knots |
Armor: |
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2 - 5" deck, 4" gun protection, 2" casemate |
Sources used for this information (see Bibliography for full source list)
Naval History Department, Navy Department, "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships", Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1959.

