HMS Drake (1901)

HMS Drake (1901)

HMS "Drake" was a 14,100-ton "Drake"-class armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, the lead ship of the class. She was built at Pembroke Dock and launched on March 5 1901.

John Jellicoe, future First Sea Lord and commander at Jutland captained "Drake" from 1903 to 1904. [ [http://www.pembrokedock.org/h_dockyard_2.htm Pembroke Dock Community Website: History Section ] ] Another notable figure who served aboard "Drake" was Humphrey T. Walwyn, a future Vice-Admiral of the Royal Indian Navy, who served aboard her as a Gunnery Lieutenant.

"Drake" served in the First World War and was torpedoed by "U-79" on October 2 1917 in Rathlin Sound. Her wreck in Church Bay, Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland is a favourite site for divers.

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