HMS Raleigh 1873 frigate figurehead
The fourth HMS Raliegh was never completed while the fifth, a “sheathed” iron-hulled screw frigate with a hermaphrodite sailing rig and gave lots of detached colonial service in the last quarter of the 19th century. Here, her figurehead with Sir Walter depicted, via the collection of the RMG.
Return to Warship Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021: Sir Walter