HMS Drake (1694)

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]

History
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)

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

References

  • Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail (1603 – 1714), by Rif Winfield, published by Seaforth Publishing, England © 2009, EPUB ISBN 9781783469246, Chapter 6, The Sixth Rates, Vessels acquired from 18 December 1688, Sixth Rates of 20 guns and up to 26 guns, Maidstone Group, Drake
  • Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, by J.J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, © 2020, e ISBN 978-1-5267-9328-7 (EPUB), Section D (Drake)
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