USS Raleigh (C-8)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Raleigh.

USS Raleigh (C-8)
USS Raleigh (C-8), starboard bow view.
History
United States
NameRaleigh
NamesakeCity of Raleigh, North Carolina
Ordered7 September 1888
BuilderNorfolk Navy Yard, Virginia
Cost$1,100,000
Laid down19 December 1889
Launched31 March 1892
Sponsored byMrs. Alfred W. Haywood
Commissioned17 April 1894
Decommissioned21 April 1919
Stricken5 August 1921
IdentificationHull symbol:C-8
Fate5 August 1921, sold for scrap to Henry A. Hitner's Sons Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
General characteristics (as built)[1][2]
Class and typeCincinnati-class protected cruiser
Displacement
  • 3,183 long tons (3,234 t) (standard)
  • 3,339 long tons (3,393 t) (full load)
Length305 ft 10 in (93.22 m)
Beam42 ft (13 m)
Draft18 ft (5.5 m) (mean) 20 ft 2 in (6.15 m) (max)
Installed power
Propulsion
Sail planSchooner
Speed
  • 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
  • 21.12 kn (24.30 mph; 39.11 km/h) (speed on trial)
Complement32 officers 270 enlisted
Armament
Armor
General characteristics (1914)[1][2]
Installed power
Armament

USS Raleigh (C-8) was a United States Navy protected cruiser of the Cincinnati class, commissioned in 1894 and in periodic service until 1919.

The second ship named Raleigh, was laid down on 19 December 1889 at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia; launched 31 March 1892; sponsored by Mrs. Alfred W. Haywood; and commissioned on 17 April 1894.[3] The ship was named after the City of Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina.

  1. ^ a b "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels, 1911-". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 36–39. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "US Cruisers List: Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers". Hazegray.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Raleigh II (C-8)". Naval History and Heritage Command. United States Navy. Retrieved 1 September 2015.