USS Raleigh (CL-7) was the fourth Omaha-class light cruiser, originally classified as a scout cruiser, built for the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, the first being the protected cruiser Raleigh, commissioned in 1894, and decommissioned in 1919.

USS Raleigh (CL 7) Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 6 July 1942, following repair of combat damage and an overhaul. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives #19-N-30916.

Aug 26, 2015 · Raleigh was moored at berth F-12, on the east side of the north channel at Pearl Harbor, when the Japanese made their infamous attack. In the first attack wave a torpedo passed ahead and a...

During the fading afternoon hours of 6 December 1941, Captain Robert B. Simons decided to go ashore for a walk. The warship he commanded, the USS Raleigh (CL-7), was securely tied to mooring piers on the north side of Ford Island at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Raleigh was moored at berth F-12, on the east side of the north channel at Pearl Harbor, when the Japanese made their infamous attack. In the first attack wave a torpedo passed ahead and a second hit Raleigh portside amidships. The cruiser took …

USS Raleigh (CL-7) was an Omaha-class light cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for the city of Raleigh, North Carolina.

USS Raleigh, a 7,050-ton Omaha class light cruiser, was built at Quincy, Massachusetts. Commissioned in February 1924, she made a maiden cruise to Northern Europe in mid-year.

Sep 5, 2000 · Description, history, and photograph(s) of Light Cruiser USS Raleigh (CL-7) in WWII

Raleigh was moored at berth F-12, on the east side of the north channel at Pearl Harbor, when the Japanese made their infamous attack. In the first attack wave a torpedo passed ahead and a second hit Raleigh portside amidships. The cruiser took …

December 12, 1941: USS Raleigh CL-7 sitting low in the water at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii after being hit by a torpedo during the Japanese attack on Dec. 7.