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HMS Raleigh |
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HMS Raleigh Laid Down : 9th December 1915 Launched : 28th August 1919 Completed : 23rd July 1921 Type : Cruiser Class : Hawkins Builder : Beardmore Country : UK Pennants : Fate : Wrecked 8th August 1922 |
| Beardmore launched this Hawkins class heavy cruiser on 28 August 1919, she entered service in the Royal Navy on 23 July 1921 and joined the British North Atlantic squadron. On August 8, 1922, she ran aground at Point Amour in Forteau Bay, Labrador in thick fog. The ship remained hard-aground and upright for four years. During this period, removal of all salvageable items took place, and explosives destroyed the remains in September 1926. |
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  HMS Raleigh, in dock, 1919. |   HMS Raleigh, in dock, 1919. |   HMS Raleigh, wrecked, July 1922. |   Some crew form HMS Raleigh pictured c.1920. |   HMS Raleigh entering St Johns Harbour, Newfoundland. |
  HMS Raleigh wrecked after running aground in the Labrador Straits on the 8th August 1922. |   HMS Raleigh. |   HMS Raleigh. |   HMS Raleigh. |
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