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*{{CaptRN}} [[Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|Francis C. B. Bridgeman]], 13 January, 1903.<ref>Bridgeman Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/39.  f. 167.</ref>
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman|Francis C. B. Bridgeman]], 13 January, 1903.<ref>Bridgeman Service Record.  {{{TNA|ADM 196/39}}.  f. 167.</ref>
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*Captain [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|John R. Jellicoe]], 12 August, 1903.<ref>Jellicoe Service Record. ADM 196/87. f. 27.</ref>
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*Captain [[John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl Jellicoe|John R. Jellicoe]], 12 August, 1903.<ref>Jellicoe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/87}}. f. 27.</ref>
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*Captain [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Frederick C. D. Sturdee]], 14 November, 1904.<ref>Sturdee Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/39.  f. 1256.</ref>
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*Captain [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Frederick C. D. Sturdee]], 14 November, 1904.<ref>Sturdee Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39}}.  f. 1256.</ref>
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*Captain [[Mark Edward Frederic Kerr|Mark E. F. Kerr]], 1 February, 1905.<ref>Kerr Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 30.</ref>
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*Captain [[Mark Edward Frederic Kerr|Mark E. F. Kerr]], 1 February, 1905.<ref>Kerr Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 30.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Arthur Hayes-Sadler]], 15 February, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 303.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Arthur Hayes-Sadler]], 15 February, 1907.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 303.</ref>
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*Captain [[Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé]], 24 Feb 1909.<ref>Bartolomé Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/43.  f. 208.</ref>
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*Captain [[Hubert George Brand]], July 1909.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[William George Elmhirst Ruck-Keene|William G. E. Ruck-Keene]], 21 February, 1916.<ref>Ruck-Keene Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/42.  f. 451.</ref>
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*Captain [[Charles Duncan Johnson]], November 1911.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Edward Francis Bruen]], November 1912.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Aubrey Clare Hugh Smith]], July 1914.{{MackieRNW}}
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*Captain [[Charles Martin-de-Bartolomé]], 24 Feb 1909.<ref>Bartolomé Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  f. 208.</ref>
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*Captain [[William George Elmhirst Ruck-Keene|William G. E. Ruck-Keene]], 21 February, 1916.<ref>Ruck-Keene Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42}}.  f. 451.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Fawcet Wray]], 31 May, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 398''s''.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Fawcet Wray]], 31 May, 1916.<ref>''The Navy List'' (December, 1916).  p. 398''s''.</ref>
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*Captain [[Stephen Herbert Radcliffe|Stephen H. Radcliffe]], 5 May, 1917.<ref>Radcliffe Service Record.  The National Archives.  ADM 196/43.  f. 342.</ref>
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*Captain [[Stephen Herbert Radcliffe|Stephen H. Radcliffe]], 5 May, 1917.<ref>Radcliffe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43}}.  f. 342.</ref>
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 18:59, 18 October 2012

H.M.S. Drake (1901)
Pendant Number: P.09 (1914)[1]
Builder: Pembroke Royal Dockyard[2]
Ordered: 1898-99 Programme[3]
Laid down: 24 Apr, 1899[4]
Launched: 5 Mar, 1901[5]
Commissioned: 13 Jan, 1903[6]
Torpedoed: 2 Oct, 1917[7]
Fate: Sunk by U.79


Career

Drake was launched on 5 March, 1901, by Mrs. Lord Philips, wife of Mr. F. Lort, of Lawrenny Park, Pembrokeshire.[8]

Great War

At the outset of the war on 1 August, Rear-Admiral William Grant hoisted his flag in Drake as flagship of the Sixth Cruiser Squadron.[9][10]

On 2 October 1917, having dispersed Convoy HH.24 off the North coast of Ireland, Drake was torpedoed by an unseen German submarine. Captain Radcliffe decided to make for Rathlin Island, and signalled for the just-released destroyer escort from Convoy HH.24. A division of the Second Destroyer Flotilla intercepted the signal, and within an hour eight destroyers formed an anti-submarine screen around Drake, followed by four sloops.

While entering Rathlin Sound the destroyer Brisk struck a mine and had to be towed into Lough Foyle by two trawlers. By noon Drake was anchored in Church Bay, but began to heel rapidly. She was abandoned and her crew taken off by the Martin and the Delphinium, and in the afternoon she capsized at anchor. At the court-martial which followed, Radcliffe was found to be justified in proceeding unescorted after the convoy had been dispersed, but considered that an escort should have been provided.[11]

Radio

In 1908, the ship was one of just nine equipped with the "C" Tune Gear, capable of transmitting (only?) on "S", "U" and "W" tunes. It was to receive a Service Mark II set in 1909.[12]

Captains

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 42.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
  5. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
  6. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
  7. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 69.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 6 March, 1901. Issue 36395, col A, p. 10.
  9. ↑ "New Sea Lord" (News). The Times. Friday, 7 August, 1914. Issue 40597, col D, p. 4.
  10. ↑ Goldrick. The King's Ships were at Sea. p. 27.
  11. ↑ Newbolt. Naval Operations. V. p. 162.
  12. ↑ ARTS 1908 Wireless Appendix, p. 13.
  13. ↑ Bridgeman Service Record. {The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 167.
  14. ↑ Jellicoe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/87. f. 27.
  15. ↑ Sturdee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1256.
  16. ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 30.
  17. ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 303.
  18. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  20. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  21. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  22. ↑ Bartolomé Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 208.
  23. ↑ Ruck-Keene Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 451.
  24. ↑ The Navy List (December, 1916). p. 398s.
  25. ↑ Radcliffe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 342.

Bibliography

  • Newbolt, Henry (1931). Naval Operations. Vol. V. London: Longmans, Green and Co..

See Also


Drake Class Armoured Cruiser
  Drake Good Hope King Alfred Leviathan  
<– Cressy Class Major Cruisers (UK) Monmouth Class –>


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