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Drake

3980
Nominal Guns12
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Purchased11.1771
ShipyardUnknown
CategoryUnrated
Ship TypeSloop
Captured9.6.1782

Armament


11.1771Broadside Weight = 38.5 Imperial Pound ( 17.46 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck12 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck10 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1771110EstablishmentBWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
11.2.1779 - 10.1780Lieutenant
John GoreBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1779-1825
BWAS-1714
1782 - 9.6.1782Lieutenant
Robert Fitzhugh HassardBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1782
BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
11.1771Purchased for £4,151BWAS-1714
9.6.1782Taken by
L'Annibal (74) 1778-1794
French 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1786 Renamed "Achille"
off Negapatam

9.6.1782Taken by
Le Sphinx (64) 1775-1802
French 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
off Negapatam


 
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