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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Drake |
| Acquired | By purchase, 1777 |
| Fate | Captured by USS Ranger, 24 April 1778 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sloop-of-war |
| Tons burthen | 274 61⁄94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 26 ft 1 in (8.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 3.5 in (5.58 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 100 |
| Armament | 14 × 4-pounder guns |
HMS Drake was a Royal Navy 14-gun ship rigged sloop-of-war[1] with a displacement of 275 tons burthen. A former trading boat, the Drake was purchased and fitted out by the Royal Navy in 1777, to serve during the American Revolutionary War. Following a naval duel with Ranger of the Continental Navy in 1778, she was captured and sold in France. Drake then served as an escort ship for French convoys until 1781, when she joined the fleet protecting the Dutch Cape Colony and was purchased and incorporated into the French Navy. From 1782 to 1786, Drake was active in the Indian Ocean, after which date its status is unclear, possibly having been sold or broken up.
- ^ "NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF The American Revolution" (PDF). history.navy.mil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2021.