Cruiser


HMS Drake, 1904


ClassDrake Class
Speed24 Knots
Crew900
StationsMediterranean
Grand Fleet 1914 - 1915
North America and West Indies 1915 - 1917
FateTorpedoed by U79, limped to Ireland where she capsized.
NotesShe was one of the fastest cruisers in the world when she was built. She became the flagship of Read Admiral Battenburg in 1905


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