| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Light cruiser |
| Class | Omaha |
| Pennant | CL 7 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 16 Aug 1920 |
| Launched | 25 Aug 1922 |
| Commissioned | 6 Feb 1924 |
| End service | 2 Nov 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 2 November 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Raleigh (CL 7)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Capt. Robert Bentham Simons, USN | < Dec 41 | ??? | |
| 2 | Capt. Theodore Max Waldschmidt, USN | Feb 1943 | Jun 1943 | |
| 3 | Capt. Albert Tilden Sprague, USN | Aug 1943 | ??? | |
| 4 | Capt. Ward Percival Davis, USN | Nov 1943 | ??? | |
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Noteable events involving Raleigh include:
7 Dec 1941
During the attack on Pearl Harbor USS Raleigh (Captain Robert Bentham Simons, USN) is damaged by a Japanese aerial torpedo that hit her on the portside amidships. She was under repair at Pearl Harbor and Mare Island until July.