HMSDrake was a twenty gun sloop of war of the Royal Navy . Originally named Resolution , she was purchased in 1777. She served in the American Revolutionary War , and on 24 April 1778, off Carrickfergus , Ireland , she fought the North Channel naval duel with the 18 gun sloop USS Ranger 1777 Ranger of the Continental Navy , commanded by Captain John Paul Jones . Five of Drake s crew, including her captain, George Burdon , were killed, and after an hour long engagement, Drake surrendered to the Americans. Jones was able to evade capture and deliver Drake to Brest, France Brest , France as his prize on 8 May 1778. This was the first, and most decisive, American victory over any Royal Navy vessel in British waters. Sources Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships , history of USS Ranger http www.history.navy.mil danfs r ranger.htm SeacoastNH French Buy Piscataqua Prize http seacoastnh.com Maritime History John Paul Jones He Bought HMSDrake Category Sloops of the Royal Navy Drake UK mil ship stub hr HMSDrake no HMSDrake1777 ... more details
Sphinx . HMSDrake1777 was a 14 gun sloop launched as the civilian Resolution . She was purchased in 1777 and captured in 1778 by the American sloop USS Ranger 1777 USS Ranger . HMSDrake 1779 was a 14 gun brig sloop launched in 1779 and condemned in 1800. HMSDrake 1798 was a 14 gun brig sloop, formerly ...Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMSDrake after Sir Francis Drake or after the European dragon drakeHMSDrake 1653 was a 16 gun ship launched in 1653 and sold in 1691. HMSDrake 1694 was a 24 gun sixth rate launched in 1694 and wrecked later that year. HMSDrake 1705 yacht was a 2 gun yacht launched in 1705. She was rebuilt in 1727 and was sold in 1749. HMS ... in 1740. HMSDrake 1736 was a 14 gun sloop launched in 1736, converted into a bomb vessel in 1748 and sold in 1755. HMSDrake 1740 was a 14 gun sloop launched in 1740 and wrecked in 1742. The wreck was sold in 1748. HMSDrake 1743 was a 14 gun sloop launched in 1743 and sold in 1748. HMS Resolution Cook HMSDrake was a 12 gun sloop launched as the civilian Marquis of Granby . She was purchased in 1770 and briefly named HMSDrake . She was renamed HMS Resolution in 1771 and served James Cook on his ... in 1804. Earl of Mornington East Indiaman HMSDrake 1804 was a 16 gun sloop, launched in 1799 ... up in 1808. HMSDrake 1808 was a 10 gun Cherokee class brig sloop Cherokee class brig sloop launched in 1808 and wrecked in 1822. HMSDrake 1834 was a mortar vessel launched in 1834 as a dockyard ... after being returned to a lighter in 1856. She was broken up in 1867. HMSDrake 1856 was a Clown class gunboat Clown class gunboat launched in 1856 and sold in 1859. HMSDrake 1870 was a cutter ship cutter ... HMS Hart . She was broken up in 1875. HMS Sheldrake 1875 HMSDrake was a Forester class gunboat Forester ... HMSDrake when she became a training ship in 1888. She was renamed WV 29 in 1893, and was renamed HMSDrake in 1906 before being sold later that year. HMSDrake 1901 was a Drake class cruiser Drake ... more details
otherships HMS Proserpine Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image File HMS Proserpine 1777 wrecked.jpg 300px Ship caption The Proserpine Frigate Lost March 1799 off Neuwerk Newark Island in the Elbe br John Thomas Serres Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country nowrap Great Britain Ship flag File British White Ensign 1707.svg 60px Royal Navy Ensign 1707 1801 Ship name HMS Proserpine Ship ordered 14 May 1776 Ship builder John Barnard, Harwich Ship laid down June 1776 Ship launched 7 July 1777 Ship acquired Ship completed 23 September 1777 at Sheerness Dockyard Ship commissioned 25 July 1777 Ship decommissioned Ship reclassified Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship captured Ship fate Wrecked in the Elbe 1 February 1799 Ship notes Infobox ship characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class 28 gun Enterprise class frigate Enterprise class sixth rate frigate Ship tons burthen 595 small fraction 37 94 small Builder s Old Measurement bm Ship length convert 120 ft 6 in m abbr on overall br convert 99 ft 0 in m abbr on keel Ship beam convert 33 ft 7.5 in m 1 in abbr on Ship draught Ship hold depth convert 11 ft 0 in m abbr on Ship sail plan Full rigged ship Ship complement 200 officers and men Ship armament 28 guns comprising Upper deck 24 9 pounder guns Quarter deck 4 x 6 pounder guns 4 x 18 pounder carronade s Forecastle 2 x 18 pounder carronades 12 x swivel gun s Ship notes HMS Proserpine was a 28 gun Enterprise class frigate Enterprise class sixth rate sailing frigate frigate of the Royal Navy . The Proserpine was first ship commissioning commissioned in July 1777 under the command of Captain Evelyn Sutton. Fate Proserpine was wrecked off the Elbe on 1 February 1799. References reflist Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates , Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0 85177 601 9. David Lyon, The Sailing ... class frigate UK mil ship stub DEFAULTSORT Proserpine 1777 Category 1770s ships Category Sixth ... more details
otherships HMS Duke Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland UK Ship flag Image Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 60px Royal Navy Ensign Ship name HMS Duke Ship ordered 18 June 1771 Ship builder Plymouth Dockyard Ship laid down October 1772 Ship launched 18 October 1777 Ship acquired Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship captured Ship fate Broken up, 1843 Ship status Ship notes Infobox ship characteristics Hide header Header caption ref name Lavery, SoLv1 p179 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 179. ref Ship class sclass Duke ship of the line 3 Ship tons burthen 1931 Long ton tons 1962 tonne s Ship length convert 177 ft 6 in m abbr on gundeck Ship beam convert 50 ft m abbr on Ship draught Ship hold depth convert 21 ft 2 in m abbr on Ship sail plan Full rigged ship Ship propulsion Sails Ship complement Ship armament 98 guns Gundeck 28 32 pdrs Middle gundeck 30 18 pdrs Upper gundeck 30 12 pdrs Quarterdeck 8 12 pdrs Forecastle 2 12 pdrs Ship notes HMS Duke was a 98 gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched on 18 October 1777 at Plymouth . ref name Lavery, SoLv1 p179 Duke was employed on harbour service from 1799, and was broken up in 1843. ref name Lavery, SoLv1 p179 Up to the present, Duke Street at Devonport, Plymouth is named after HMS Duke which was launched in 1777 from Devonport Dockyard. Citations and notes reflist References div class references small style moz column count 1 column count 1 Lavery, Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The development of the battlefleet 1650 1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0 85177 252 8. div DEFAULTSORT Duke 1777 Category Ships of the line of the Royal Navy Category Duke class ships of the line Category 1770s ships UK line ship stub ru HMS Duke 1777 ... more details
otherships HMS Pelican Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag File British White Ensign 1707.svg 60px Royal Navy Ensign 1707 1801 Ship name HMS Pelican Ship ordered 24 July 1776 Ship awarded 6 August 1776 Ship builder Adams & Barnard, Grove Street Shipyard, Deptford Ship laid down August 1776 Ship launched 24 April 1777 Ship completed Ship acquired Ship commissioned May 1777 Ship recommissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship struck Ship homeport Ship captured Ship fate Wrecked off Jamaica in August 1781 Ship status Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class 24 gun Porcupine class post ship Porcupine class sixth rate post ship Ship type Ship tonnage Ship displacement Ship tons burthen convert 520.1 LT t 0 Ship length convert 114 ft 5 in m abbr on overall br convert 94 ft 6 in m abbr on keel Ship beam convert 32 ft 2 in m abbr on Ship draught convert 7 ft 9 in m abbr on br convert 11 ft m abbr on Ship hold depth convert 10 ft 3.5 in m abbr on Ship propulsion Ship sail plan Full rigged ship Ship speed Ship range Ship boats Ship capacity Ship troops Ship complement 160 Ship crew Ship armament As built Upper deck 22 x 9pdrs Quarterdeck 2 x 6pdrs Ship notes HMS Pelican was a 24 gun Porcupine class post ship Porcupine class sixth rate post ship of the Royal Navy built in 1777 and wrecked in 1781. Construction and commissioning Porcupine cost 5,623.11.0d to build, plus 3,545.0.7d for fitting . She was commissioned under her first captain, Henry Lloyd, in May 1777. References Winfield, Rif, British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 1792 Design, Construction, Careers and Fates . Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978 1 84415 700 6. Porcupine class post ship DEFAULTSORT Pelican 1777 , HMS Category 1770s ships Category Porcupine class post ships Category Deptford built ships ... more details
otherships HMS America Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland UK Ship flag Image Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 60px Royal Navy Ensign Ship name HMS America Ship ordered 18 June 1771 Ship builder Deptford Dockyard Ship laid down Ship launched 5 August 1777 Ship acquired Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship captured Ship fate Broken up, 1807 Ship status Ship notes Infobox ship characteristics Hide header Header caption ref name Lavery, SoLv1 p181 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 181. ref Ship class sclass Intrepid ship of the line 3 Ship tons burthen 1370 Builder s Old Measurement bm Ship length convert 159 ft 6 in m abbr on gundeck Ship beam convert 44 ft 4 in m abbr on Ship draught Ship hold depth convert 19 ft m abbr on Ship sail plan Full rigged ship Ship propulsion Sails Ship complement Ship armament 64 guns Gundeck 26 24 pdrs Upper gundeck 26 18 pdrs Quarterdeck 10 4 pdrs Forecastle 2 9 pdrs Ship notes HMS America was a 64 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched on 5 August 1777 at Deptford . ref name Lavery, SoLv1 p181 On 5 September 1781, she took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake , and in 1795 she was part of the British fleet at the Battle of Muizenberg . From 1800 she served as a prison ship , and was broken up in 1807. ref name Lavery, SoLv1 p181 Notes reflist References div class references small style moz column count 1 column count 1 Lavery, Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The development of the battlefleet 1650 1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0 85177 252 8. div DEFAULTSORT America 1777 Category Ships of the line of the Royal Navy Category Intrepid class ships of the line Category 1770s ships UK line ship stub ja 3 ru HMS America 1777 ... more details
1777 , HMS Category Porcupine class post ships Category 1770s ships Category Limehouse built ships ...otherships HMS Porcupine Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Great Britain Ship flag File British White Ensign 1707.svg 60px Royal Navy Ensign pre 1801 Ship name HMS Porcupine Ship ordered 21 June 1776 Ship awarded 25 June 1776 Ship builder Edward Greaves, Limehouse Ship laid down July 1776 Ship launched 17 December 1777 Ship completed 14 February 1778 Ship acquired Ship commissioned December 1777 Ship recommissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship struck Ship homeport Ship captured Ship fate Broken up at Woolwich in April 1805 Ship status Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class 24 gun Porcupine Class post ship Porcupine class sixth rate post ship Ship type Ship tonnage Ship displacement Ship tons burthen convert 519.6 LT t 0 Ship length convert 114 ft 3 in m abbr on overall br convert 94 ft 2 in m abbr on keel Ship beam convert 32 ft 2.5 in m abbr on Ship draught convert 7 ft 7 in m abbr on br convert 11 ft m abbr on Ship hold depth convert 10 ft 3 in m abbr on Ship sail plan Full rigged ship Ship speed Ship range Ship boats Ship capacity Ship troops Ship complement 160 Ship crew Ship armament As built Upper deck 22 x 9pdrs Quarterdeck 2 x 6pdrs Ship notes HMS Porcupine was a 24 gun Porcupine class post ship Porcupine class sixth rate post ship of the Royal Navy built in 1777 and broken up in 1805. During her career she saw service in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars . Construction ... and coppering. She was commissioned under her first captain, William Finch, in December 1777. Service ... ref On 30 July 1780 she and the sloop HMS Minorca engaged the French frigate Montr al French frigate Montr al , the former British frigate HMS Montreal 1761 6 , off the Barbary coast . The two hour ... more details
Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag Image Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 60px Royal Navy Ensign Ship class Ship name HMS Zebra Ship ordered Ship awarded Ship builder Barnard, Ipswich Ship laid down Ship launched 8 April 1777 Ship christened Ship acquired Ship commissioned Ship recommissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship reclassified Ship refit Ship captured Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship fate Wrecked 1778 Ship status Ship homeport Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship tons burthen 306 Builder s Old Measurement bm Ship length convert 97 ft m abbr on Ship beam convert 27 ft m abbr on Ship draught Ship draft Ship propulsion Ship speed Ship range Ship endurance Ship test depth Ship boats Ship capacity Ship complement Ship time to activate Ship sensors Ship EW Ship armament 14 guns Ship armour Ship armor Ship aircraft Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honours Ship notes otherships HMS Zebra HMS Zebra was the first ship to bear the name. She was a 14 gun sloop . She was launched on 8 April 1777. She was abandoned and blown up after going aground on 22 October 1778 at Little Egg Harbor , New Jersey , during the American Revolutionary War after only one year in service. References Colledge coord 39.578 74.300 type event globe earth region US NJ display title DEFAULTSORT Zebra Category Sloops of the Royal Navy Zebra 1777 Category Shipwrecks of the New Jersey coast Category 1770s ships Category Maritime incidents in 1778 ... more details
Brigs of the Royal Navy bg HMS Badger 1777 fr HMS Badger 1777 ...Other ships HMS Badger Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Ship caption Infobox ship career Hide header Ship country UK Ship flag Image British White Ensign 1707.svg 60px Royal Navy Ensign Ship name HMS Badger Ship ordered Ship builder Ship laid down Ship launched Ship acquired November 1777 Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship captured Ship fate Sold in June 1783 Ship status Ship notes Infobox ship characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class brig Ship tons burthen Ship length Ship beam Ship draught Ship hold depth Ship sail plan brig Ship propulsion Sails Ship complement 90 Ship armament 12 guns? Ship notes HMS Badger was a brig in service with the Royal Navy in the late eighteenth century. She is famous as the first Royal Navy ship to be commanded by Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson Horatio Nelson . Career The Badger was one of a number of ships purchased for service on the North America and West Indies Station during the American Revolutionary War . She was previously an American merchant vessel, the Defence , and had been purchased in Jamaica in November 1777 for the sum of 1,540. ref name Winfield Cite book last Winfield title British Warships of the Age of Sail pages 320 ref She replaced an earlier HMS Badger 1776 HMS Badger that had been bought the previous year but condemned as unfit for service in 1777. Little is known about her specifications, but she probably carried 12 guns, and was apparently capable of carrying 16 guns . ref name Winfield Her first commander was Commander Michael Everett, who brought with him the crew of the earlier Badger ..., who had previously been serving aboard his flagship HMS Bristol 1775 HMS Bristol , to the command ... the command of the 28 gun frigate HMS Hinchinbroke 1779 HMS Hinchinbroke . ref name Sugden142 Cite ... more details
otherships HMS Andromeda Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country nowrap Great Britain Ship flag File British White Ensign 1707.svg 60px Royal Navy Ensign 1707 1801 Ship name HMS Andromeda Ship ordered 14 May 1776 Ship builder Robert Fabian, East Cowes Ship laid down July 1776 Ship launched 18 November 1777 Ship acquired Ship completed 28 January 1778 at Portsmouth Dockyard Ship commissioned September 1777 Ship decommissioned Ship reclassified Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship captured Ship fate Capsized and lost with all hands in hurricane off Martinique 11 October 1780 Ship notes Infobox ship characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class 28 gun Enterprise class frigate Enterprise class sixth rate frigate Ship tons burthen 600 small fraction 66 94 small Builder s Old Measurement bm Ship length convert 120 ft 9 in m abbr on overall br convert 99 ft 7.625 in m abbr on keel Ship beam convert 33 ft 8 in m 1 in abbr on Ship draught Ship hold depth convert 11 ft 0 in m abbr on Ship sail plan Full rigged ship Ship complement 200 officers and men Ship armament 28 guns comprising Upper deck 24 9 pounder guns Quarter deck 4 x 6 pounder guns 4 x 18 pounder carronade s Forecastle 2 x 18 pounder carronades 12 x swivel gun s Ship notes HMS Andromeda was a 28 gun Enterprise class frigate Enterprise class sixth rate sailing frigate frigate of the Royal Navy . The Andromeda was first ship commissioning commissioned in September 1777 under the command of Captain Henry Byrne. References Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates , Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0 85177 601 9. David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List , Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0 85177 617 5. Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail , 1714 to 1792 , Seaforth Publishing ... 1777 Category 1770s ships Category Sixth rate frigates of the Royal Navy ... more details
otherships HMS Aurora Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country nowrap Great Britain Ship flag Image Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 60px Royal Navy Ensign Ship name HMS Aurora Ship ordered 3 July 1776 Ship builder John Perry & Co, Blackwall Ship laid down July 1776 Ship launched 7 June 1777 Ship acquired Ship completed 9 August 1777 at Woolwich Dockyard Ship commissioned July 1777 Ship decommissioned Ship reclassified Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Ship captured Ship fate Sold to break up 3 November 1814 Ship notes Infobox ship characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class 28 gun Enterprise class frigate Enterprise class sixth rate frigate Ship tons burthen 595 small fraction 86 94 small Builder s Old Measurement bm Ship length convert 120 ft 6 in m abbr on overall br convert 99 ft 4 in m abbr on keel Ship beam convert 33 ft 7 in m 1 in abbr on Ship draught Ship hold depth convert 11 ft 0 in m abbr on Ship sail plan Full rigged ship Ship complement 200 officers and men Ship armament 28 guns comprising Upper deck 24 9 pounder guns Quarter deck 4 x 6 pounder guns 4 x 18 pounder carronade s Forecastle 2 x 18 pounder carronades 12 x swivel gun s Ship notes HMS Aurora was a 28 gun Enterprise class frigate Enterprise class sixth rate sailing frigate frigate of the Royal Navy . The Aurora was first ship commissioning commissioned in July 1777 under the command of Captain James Cumming. On the 16 December 1796, command passed to the then captain Henry Digby Royal Navy officer Henry Digby who spent around two years in the Mediterranean attacking French and Spanish shipping. References Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates , Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0 85177 601 9. cite book title Nelson s Trafalgar Captains and Their Battles last ... frigate UK mil ship stub DEFAULTSORT Aurora 1777 Category 1770s ships Category Sixth rate frigates ... more details
2 ru HMS Formidable 1777 ...otherships HMS Formidable Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image File Le Formidable Les Saintes.JPG 300px Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland UK Ship flag Image Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 60px Royal Navy Ensign Ship name HMS Formidable Ship ordered 17 August 1768 Ship builder Chatham Dockyard Ship laid down November 1768 Ship launched 20 August 1777 Ship acquired Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Participated in Battle of the Saintes Ship captured Ship fate Broken up, 1813 Ship status Ship notes Infobox ship characteristics Hide header Header caption ref name Lavery, SoLv1 p179 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 179. ref Ship class sclass Barfleur ship of the line 3 Ship tons burthen 1934 Builder s Old Measurement bm Ship length convert 177 ft 6 in m abbr on gundeck Ship beam convert 50 ft 3 in m abbr on Ship draught Ship hold depth convert 21 ft m abbr on Ship sail plan Full rigged ship Ship propulsion Sails Ship complement 750 officers and men Ship armament 90 guns Gundeck 28 32 pdrs Middle gundeck 30 18 pdrs Upper gundeck 30 12 pdrs Forecastle 2 9 pdrs br 98 guns Gundeck 28 32 pdrs Middle gundeck 30 18 pdrs Upper gundeck 30 12 pdrs Quarter deck 8 12 pdrs Forecastle 2 9 pdrs Ship notes HMS Formidable was a 90 gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , launched on 20 August 1777 at Chatham Dockyard Chatham . During her career, her armament was increased to 98 guns. ref name Lavery, SoLv1 p179 In 1782, Formidable served as Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney Rodney s flagship at the Battle of the Saintes . She was broken up in 1813. ref name Lavery, SoLv1 p179 Citations ... Maritime Press. ISBN 0 85177 252 8. div DEFAULTSORT Formidable 1777 Category Ships of the line of the Royal ... more details
1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0 85177 252 8. div DEFAULTSORT Lion 1777 Category Ships of the line of the Royal Navy Category Worcester class ships of the line Category 1770s ships bg HMS Lion 1777 ru HMS Lion 1777 ...otherships HMS Lion Use dmy dates date October 2011 Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image File Lion and Dorotea.jpg 300px Lion & Dorotea alt A two decked ship fires from both sides as it is surrounded by four smaller ships, three on one side and one on the other Ship caption Capture of the Dorothea, 15 July 1798 HMS Lion is at centre right br Thomas Whitcombe , 1816 Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland UK Ship flag Image Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 60px Royal Navy Ensign Ship name HMS Lion Ship ordered 12 October 1768 Ship builder Portsmouth Dockyard Ship laid down May 1769 Ship launched 3 September 1777 Ship acquired Ship commissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship honours Participated in Battle of Grenada Ship captured Ship fate Sold for breaking up, 30 November 1837 Ship status Ship notes Sheer hulk from 1816 Infobox ship characteristics Hide header Header caption ref name Lavery, SoLv1 p181 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p181. ref Ship ... 2 9 pdrs Ship notes HMS Lion was a 64 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy , of the Worcester class ship of the line Worcester class , launched on 3 September 1777 at Portsmouth Dockyard .... ISBN 0 224 06097 X. ref In late July 1793, under the command of Captain Sir Erasmus Gower , HMS Lion ... s Magazine, VIII New Series , 206 207. ref and with HMS Penelope 1798 HMS Penelope and HMS Foudroyant 1798 HMS Foudroyant captured the French 80 gun ship Guillaume Tell as she tried to escape from the blockade Guillaume Tell was subsequently bought into the Royal Navy as HMS Malta 1800 HMS ... more details
ship DEFAULTSORT Ariel 1777 , HMS Category 1770s ships Category Sphinx class post ships Category Blackwall ... on 7 July 1777. She was commissioned under Captain John Jackson, and initially used to cruise in the North Sea in August 1777. After a brief spell off the Norwegian and Danish coasts, she ... more details
otherships HMSDrake coord 55.298 6.207 display title region GB scale 10000 Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Image HMS Drake.jpg 300PX Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Ship flag Image Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 60px Royal Navy Ensign Ship name HMSDrake Ship ordered Ship awarded Ship builder Pembroke Dock Ship laid down Ship launched 5 March 1901 Ship christened Ship acquired Ship commissioned Ship recommissioned Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship renamed Ship refit Ship struck Ship fate Sunk by U 79 , 2 October 1917 Ship status Ship homeport Infobox ship characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Drake class cruiser Drake class Armored cruiser armoured cruiser Ship displacement convert 14100 LT t abbr on Ship length convert 533 ft 6 in m abbr on Ship beam convert 71.3 ft m abbr on Ship draught convert 28 ft m abbr on Ship power convert 30000 ihp kW lk in abbr on Ship propulsion 2 4 cylinder triple ... convert 12 in cm abbr on Ship motto Ship nickname Ship honours Ship notes HMSDrake was a convert 14100 LT t abbr on Armored cruiser armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy , the lead ship of Drake class ... Colledge Wilson, Ian 2011 HMSDrake. Rathlin Island Shipwreck . Rathlin Island Rathlin Island Books. ISBN 978 0 9568942 0 5 Drake class cruiser DEFAULTSORT Drake 1901 Category Drake class cruisers ... War I shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean Category Maritime incidents in 1917 de HMSDrake 1901 ... Drake in 1903 1904. ref http www.pembrokedock.org h dockyard 2.htm Pembroke Dock Community Website History Section ref Another notable figure who served aboard Drake was Humphrey T. Walwyn , a future ... of her sinking, the Drake was commanded by Captain Stephen Herbert Radcliffe. ref Wilson, Ian 2011 http www.rathlinislandbooks.com books HMSDrake Rathlin Island Shipwreck HMSDrake. Rathlin Island Shipwreck . Rathlin Island Rathlin Island Books. ISBN 978 0 9568942 0 5 ref Drake served in the World ... more details
otherships HMSDrake Infobox ship begin Infobox ship image Ship image Infobox Ship Career Ship country UK Ship flag Image Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 60px Royal Navy Ensign Ship name HMSDrake ... pounders by 1783 12 x pounder swivel gun s HMSDrake was a 14 gun brig sloop of the Royal Navy . She .... In early March 1783, Captain James King of the frigate HMS Resistance 1782 2 fell in with the frigates HMS Albemarle 1779 2 under the command of Captain Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson Horatio Nelson and HMS Tartar 1756 2 , and the brigs Drake and Barrington or Admiral Barrington . From here ... Archives, Kew ADM 36 14999 Admiralty Royal Navy Ships Musters Series I 1795 May 1798 Aug HMSDrake ref tag ref Gott went on to command HMS Cormorant 1794 2 , but was killed when she caught fire and exploded on 24 December 1796. ref James 1837 , Vol. 2, p. 456. ref group Note On 20 April 1797 Drake formed ... returned to service shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars . Drake spent most ... lists. Construction and commissioning Drake was built by Henry Ladd, of Dover and purchased while ... May and 19 July 1779 for the sum of pound sterling 1,797 17s 6d. American War of Independence Drake ... passed to Commander Charles Dixon. Dixon took Drake back to England, where she was refitted between ... opened fire on the brigs. Their fire wounded seven men on Drake and two on Barrington . and forced .... Drake s master was wounded, as were some seven men aboard the General Barrington . Dixon ... of the American War of Independence Drake was paid off in July 1783 to ordinary at Sheerness . She ... in November 1788 under Commander Jeremiah Beale. Drake was initially assigned to operate ... gun frigates HMS Hermione 1782 2 , HMS Mermaid 1782 2 and HMS Quebec 1781 2 , and the cutter HMS ..., HMS Pelican 1795 2 engaged the French schooner Trompeuse , of twelve 6 pounder guns and 78 crew. During .... During the chase and engagement, Drake was inshore of Pelican and sailed to cut Trompeuse off from ... more details
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wiktionary drakeDrake may refer to TOC right People Drake surname Notably Sir Francis Drake 1540 1596 , an English sea captain and politician of the Elizabethan era Drake given name Drake entertainer , stage name of Aubrey Drake Graham, Canadian recording artist and actor Places Drake, New South Wales , Australia Drake ward , a ward in the city of Plymouth, United Kingdom In United States Drake, Arizona Drake, California Drake, Colorado Drake, Illinois Drake, North Dakota Drake Passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica Institutions Drake University in Des Moines, USA Drake Stadium in Des Moines, USA Drake Stadium UCLA in Los Angeles, USA R. L. Drake Company , electronics manufacturer Fictional characters Drake Dragonheart , the main character in the film Dragonheart A New Beginning Drake Stonekeep , the main character in the video game Stonekeep Drake One Piece , a character in the anime series One Piece Drake Jewel Riders , a character in the animated series Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders Drake Blade character , a character in the film Blade Trinity Drake Pok mon , the leader of the Orange Crew in Pok mon Drake Elite Four , a member of the Hoenn Elite Four in Pok mon Kamen Rider Drake , a character in the series Kamen Rider Kabuto Tim Drake , the superhero Red Robin Other uses A male duck Drake is a term used to describe particular types of European dragon dragon or similar draconic creatures. A Drake fairy is a type of fairy found across Germanic and Northern European Folklore. Drake equation Drake, Caldari battlecruiser in the video game EVE Online In J. R. R. Tolkien s Middle earth psuedo mythology, drake and worm is a word for dragon See also The Drake disambiguation HMSDrake disambiguation HMSDrake disambiguation , several ships in the British Royal Navy disambiguation ca Drake cs Drake de Drake es Drake fr Drake ko it Drake he lv Dreiks nl Drake ja nn Drake pl Drake pt Drake ro Drake ru fi Drake th tr Drake vo Drake ... more details
The Drake may refer to The Drake, fictional character in Seinfeld television The Handicap Spot Quotes episode The Handicap Spot Hotels Drake Hotel Toronto The Drake Hotel, Chicago See also Drake disambiguation disambig ... more details
Image Drakes logo.png right Drake s is a baking company in Wayne, New Jersey , United States, owned by Hostess ... is a smiling duck wearing a chef s hat and neckerchief holding a spoon. At their peak, Drake s bakery operations spread to thirteen states. In New York City and New England , Drake s popularity came to rival national brand Hostess brand Hostess . In New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania , Drake ... until the 1990s, the Drake s product line received national exposure on the sitcom Seinfeld ... on The Rosie O Donnell Show . Origin and History The company s founder, Newman E. Drake, baked his ... Drake Bakeries was owned by the huge Borden dn date July 2011 food company, along with Cracker ... King Dons trademark for the affected areas. During this period, Drake s celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1988, by producing the world s largest Ring Ding cake. Drake s was soon sold off to management. For a time in the 80s, Drake s produced a line of imitation Twinkies, including versions filled ... for good. Drake s was acquired by the Canadian company Dare Foods Culinar in 1991. Among the highlights ... Drake s brand product to contain animal fats. A frosted chocolate cupcake that looked like Hostess signature CupCake with a white icing swirl also appeared under the Drake s label, though Drake s never ... of the company owned routes, which enabled Drakes to become profitable by 1997. In 1998 Drake ... arbitration to avoid it. In the New York City area Drake s and Hostess operations were combined ..., such as Twinkies and Ding Dong s, are produced at the Drake s bakery and bear a kosher certification symbol in those areas. In 2008, Drake s boxes began to carry a hybrid Drakes by Hostess ..., possibly a first step toward an ultimate phase out of the Drake s brand name. Expansion Throughout its history, Drake s Cakes have attempted to expand to other areas, either through third party ... presence reflected the preferences of many Drake s consumers from the north who had relocated ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 Year nav topic 1777 architecture The year 1777 in architecture involved some significant events. Events Empty section date July 2010 Buildings The Rococo Classicist Roman Catholic Church in Mal Kiar , named The Glorification of the Saint Cross, was built. Births James Trubshaw 1777 1853 Deaths DEFAULTSORT 1777 In Architecture Category 1777 architecture fr 1777 en architecture mk 1777 ... more details
Infobox planet width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Gehrels symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels discovery site Palomar Observatory discovered September 24, 1960 designations yes mp name 1777 alt names 4007 P L named after Tom Gehrels mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 2.6773630 perihelion 2.5753212 semimajor eccentricity 0.0194266 period 1554.6239807 avg speed inclination 3.15082 asc node 334.90472 mean anomaly 325.66454 arg peri 135.57465 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 11.1 1777 Gehrels 4007 P L is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory . External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 1777 Gehrels JPL Small Body Database Browser on 1777 Gehrels Minor planets navigator 1776 Kuiper 1778 Alfv n Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Gehrels Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named for people Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1960 Beltasteroid stub de 1777 Gehrels eo 1777 Gehrels fa it 1777 Gehrels la 1777 Gehrels hu 1777 Gehrels no 1777 Gehrels nn 1777 Gehrels pl 1777 Gehrels pt 1777 Gehrels sk 1777 Gehrels sr 1777 Gehrels tl 1777 Gehrels uk 1777 vi 1777 Gehrels yo 1777 Gehrels ... more details
Events from the year 1777 in Denmark . Incumbents Monarch &ndash Christian VII of Denmark HM Christian VII Prime minister &ndash Ove H egh Guldberg Events Undated Births August 14 &ndash Hans Christian rsted , physicist and chemist, discoverer of electromagnetism d. 1851 in Denmark 1851 October 16 &ndash Johan Ludwig Lund , painter d, 1867 in Denmark 1867 Deaths Empty section date July 2011 References reflist See also Commons category 1777 in Denmark Denmark year nav DEFAULTSORT 1777 In Denmark Category 1777 in Denmark Category 1777 by country Denmark Category Years of the 18th century in Denmark ... more details
Year nav topic 1777 science The year 1777 in science and technology involved some significant events. Mathematics Leonhard Euler introduces the symbol i to represent the square root of 1. ref cite book first Tony last Crilly title 50 Mathematical Ideas you really need to know location London publisher Quercus year 2007 isbn 978 1 84724 008 8 page 32 ref Awards Copley Medal John Mudge Births February 12 Bernard Courtois , chemist died 1838 in science 1838 April 30 Carl Friedrich Gauss , mathematician died 1855 in science 1855 May 4 Louis Jacques Th nard , chemist died 1857 in science 1857 August 14 Hans Christian rsted , physicist died 1851 in science 1851 Deaths September 22 John Bartram , naturalist and explorer considered the father of American botany born 1699 in science 1699 December 7 Albrecht von Haller , Swiss anatomist and physiologist born 1708 in science 1708 References reflist Category 1777 in science fr 1777 en science hu 1777 a tudom nyban mk 1777 sv Vetenskaps ret 1777 ... more details
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