HMS Drake (1694)

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English Red Ensign 1620.svg England
NameHMS Drake
Ordered2 May 1694
BuilderGeorge Fowler, Rotherhithe
Launched26 September 1694
Commissioned26 September 1694
FateLost with all hands on 20 December 1694
General characteristics
Type20-gun Sixth Rate
Tons burthen253+694 bm
Length
  • 93 ft 0 in (28.3 m) gundeck
  • 77 ft 8 in (23.7 m) keel for tonnage
Beam24 ft 9 in (7.5 m) for tonnage
Depth of hold10 ft 8 in (3.3 m)
Armament
  • initially as ordered
  • 20 x sakers on wooden trucks (UD)
  • 4 x 3-pdr on wooden trucks (QD)
  • 1703 Establidhment
  • 20 x 6-pdrs on wooden trucks (UD)
  • 4 x 4-pdr on wooden trucks (QD)

HMS Drake was a member of the standardized 20-gun sixth rates built at the end of the 17th century. After commissioning she was lost within three months on the Irish Coast in a storm on 20 December 1694. [1]

Contents

Drake was the second named vessel since it was used for a 16-gun vessel launched at Deptford in 1653 and sold at Jamaica in 1691. [2]

Construction

She was ordered in the Second Batch of eight ships to be built under contract from George Fowler of Rotherhithe. She was launched on 26 September 1694. [3]

Commissioned service

She was commissioned on 26 September 1694 under the command of Captain John Stapleton, RN. [4]

Loss

HMS Drake was wrecked with the loss of all hands on the Irish Coast in a storm on 20 December 1694. [5]

Citations

  1. Winfield
  2. Colledge
  3. Winfield
  4. Winfield
  5. Winfield

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