HMS Drake

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Twenty ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake. The most notable are:

  • The 6th Rate Drake was captained by John Tyrrell (Oakley) after being appointed by King Charles II of England on 16 January 1678.
  • The 12-gun sloop Drake, purchased in 1770, was renamed Resolution in 1771, and served James Cook on his second and third voyages of discovery in the Pacific.
  • The 20-gun sloop Drake, launched in 1777, fought in the American Revolutionary War, and was captured by the American sloop Ranger in 1778 off the coast of Northern Ireland, just a few miles out from the town of Carrickfergus in Belfast Lough.
  • Drake, launched in 1901, was the lead ship of her class of armoured cruiser. She served in World War I and was sunk in 1917 by U-79. Her wreck in Church Bay, Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland is a favourite with divers.
  • Drake is the name now given to HMNB Devonport.

This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
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