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&sq=&lang=&file=File:USSRaleighModel.jpg) Model of Raleigh in the U.S. Navy Museum
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Raleigh |
| Namesake | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| Ordered | 1775 |
| Builder | Colonel James Hackett |
| Laid down | 21 March 1776 |
| Launched | 21 May 1776 |
| Captured | 25 September 1778 |
| Fate | Grounded and abandoned |
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Raleigh |
| Launched | 28 September 1778 (refloated) |
| Acquired | 25 September 1778 |
| Decommissioned | 10 June 1781 |
| Fate | Sold July 1781 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hancock Class, 32 gun Frigate |
| Tons burthen | 697 |
| Length | 131 ft 5 in (40.06 m) keel 110 ft 7 in (33.71 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft 5 in (10.49 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 180 officers and enlisted |
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USS Raleigh was one of thirteen ships that the Continental Congress authorized for the Continental Navy in 1775. Following her capture in 1778, she served in the Royal Navy as HMS Raleigh. The ship is featured on the flag and seal of New Hampshire.