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Among the more notable ships to bear the name in Her Majesty's Royal Navy were: | Among the more notable ships to bear the name in Her Majesty's Royal Navy were: | ||
* '''HMS Drake (1771)''': A Royal Navy sloop, this ''Drake'' was renamed ''HMS Resolution'' in December of 1771 and became the ship in which the | * '''HMS Drake (1771)''': A Royal Navy sloop, this ''Drake'' was renamed ''HMS Resolution'' in December of 1771 and became the ship in which the renowned Captain James Cook made his second and third voyages to explore the Pacific Ocean. | ||
* '''HMS Drake (1901)''': The lead ship of the Drake Class armoured cruisers, this ''HMS Drake'' | * '''HMS Drake (1901)''': The lead ship of the Drake Class armoured cruisers, this ''HMS Drake'' served the Royal Navy in World War I, until being sunk by a German U-Boat in 1917. | ||
* '''HMS Drake (1934)''': Originally launched in 1915 as the ''HMS Marshal Ney'', this Monitor Class vessel was renamed ''HMS Drake'' in January 1934. The ship was always viewed as something of a failure, due to the unreliability of her diesel engines. She served as a depot ship from 1920-1922, then as a stoker training ship from 1922 to her decommissioning in 1957. | * '''HMS Drake (1934)''': Originally launched in 1915 as the ''HMS Marshal Ney'', this Monitor Class vessel was renamed ''HMS Drake'' in January 1934. The ship was always viewed as something of a failure, due to the unreliability of her diesel engines. She served as a depot ship from 1920-1922, then as a stoker training ship from 1922 to her decommissioning in 1957. | ||