HMS Drake (1741)
HMS Drake was an 8-gun snow-rigged sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1741 as the first of three Drake class sloops constructed for convoy duty during the Anglo-Spanish War of Jenkins' Ear from 1739 to 1742. After limited service off the Channel Islands, she was sailed to Gibraltar where she was wrecked in 1742 while under the temporary command of her first lieutenant.
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HMS Drake (1741)
HMS Drake was an 8-gun snow-rigged sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1741 as the first of three Drake class sloops constructed for convoy duty during the Anglo-Spanish War of Jenkins' Ear from 1739 to 1742. After limited service off the Channel Islands, she was sailed to Gibraltar where she was wrecked in 1742 while under the temporary command of her first lieutenant.
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active years end date
1742-11-22
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completion date
1741-04-04
laying down
1740-09-25
length (μ)
order date
1740-06-24
ship beam (μ)
ship launched
1741-02-19
status
Wrecked in Gibraltar harbour
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43,546,889
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685,223,136
Ship armament
*8 × 4pdrs
*12 × 1/2pdr swivels
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Ship complement
Ship flag
Ship propulsion
Ship sail plan
Snow-rigged sloop
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HMS Drake (1741)
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HMS Drake
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