HMS Drake was a Forester-class composite screw gunboat launched in 1875 as HMS Sheldrake. She was renamed HMS Drake when she became a training ship in 1888. She was renamed …

HMS Drake was the lead ship of her class of armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy around 1900. She was assigned to several different cruiser squadrons in home waters upon …

HMS Drake, also known as the Fleet Accommodation Centre, is a stone frigate (shore establishment) of the Royal Navy on Saltash Road in Devonport, in the west of the city of …

The outbreak of WW2 saw him resume his naval service and he spent periods on HMS Osprey, HMS Drake as well as HMS Philoctetes between November 1941 and September 1943. He …

Mar 18, 2018 · In 1910, Drake was the best gunnery ship of the 11 tested of the Atlantic Fleet and Fifth Cruiser Squadron, scoring 67.27 – well ahead of the average 41.303. [11] Drake …

On April 2, 1917 the HMS Drake, under the command of Captain Radcliffe, had just completed a mission of escorting convoy HH24 that was coming from America. At around 9:00 in the …

HMS Drake was the lead ship of her class of armoured cruisers built for the Royal Navy around 1900. HMS Drake, named after the Elizabeth adventurer Sir Francis Drake,was laid down at …

The U-Boat located HH 24 in the early morning, found HMS Drake in her sight and fired one of her four torpedoes, the resulting explosion killed 19 seamen though the cruiser remained afloat.

HMS Drake was a 14,100 long tons (14,300 t) armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class. HMS Drake was laid down at Pembroke Dock 24 April 1899, [1] and launched on …

HMS Drake was an armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class of 4, of 14,100 tons and a speed of 23½ knots. Designed by William Henry White. 1901 Built at Pembroke …