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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Namesake | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Ordered | 19 December 1958 |
| Builder | New York Naval Shipyard |
| Laid down | 23 June 1960 |
| Launched | 17 March 1962 |
| Commissioned | 8 September 1962 |
| Decommissioned | 13 December 1991 |
| Stricken | 25 January 1992 |
| Fate | Disposed of as a target, 4 December 1994 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock |
| Displacement | 13,600 long tons (13,818 t) |
| Length | 522 ft (159 m) |
| Beam | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Draft | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 490 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 8 × 3"/50 caliber guns |
USS Raleigh (LPD-1), the lead ship of her class of amphibious transport docks, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy named for the capital of North Carolina, which in turn honors the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh, the first to attempt the establishment of an English settlement in the United States of America.
Her keel was laid down by the New York Naval Shipyard of Brooklyn, New York, on 23 June 1960. She was launched on 17 March 1962 sponsored by Mrs. Terry Sanford, wife of the Governor of North Carolina, and commissioned on 8 September 1962.
She was decommissioned in 1991 after deploying for the Gulf War.