HMS Drake |
Type: |
Cruiser |
Class: |
Drake |
Builder: |
Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke, Wales |
Pennant Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Launched: |
March 5, 1901 |
Keel Laid: |
April 24, 1899 |
Completed: |
January 13, 1902 |
Fate: |
Sunk October 2, 1917 by SMS U-72 (torpedo). Location: North Atlantic, Church Bay, Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. (55.17N - 06.12W) 18 crewmen killed, 1 died later of illness. (Roll of Honour) |
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Page published Apr. 17, 2011 |