HMS Drake

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Royal Navy cruiser armoured cruiser warship

HMS Drake was a British armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in the early 20th century and serving prominently before and during World War I.

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Label	Occurrences
HMS Drake canonical	2
HMS Leviathan	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy cruiser ⓘ armoured cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ
armament	16 × 6-inch guns ⓘ 2 × 9.2-inch guns ⓘ smaller guns and torpedo tubes ⓘ
assignedTo	1st Cruiser Squadron ⓘ Grand Fleet ⓘ
attacker	German submarine ⓘ
builder	Armstrong Whitworth ⓘ
casualties	loss of life among crew ⓘ
causeOfSinking	torpedo ⓘ
class	Drake-class cruiser ⓘ
commissioned	1902 ⓘ
completed	1902 ⓘ
conflict	World War I ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfSinking	2 October 1917 ⓘ
displacement	about 14,100 tons standard ⓘ
duty	convoy escort ⓘ patrol service ⓘ trade protection ⓘ
era	World War I ⓘ pre-World War I ⓘ
fate	sunk ⓘ
laidDown	1899 ⓘ
launchDate	1901 ⓘ 5 March 1901 ⓘ
length	about 553 feet ⓘ
locationOfWreck	near Rathlin Island area ⓘ
namesake	Francis Drake ⓘ surface form: Sir Francis Drake
navalEnsign	White Ensign ⓘ
notableFeature	lead ship of the Drake-class armoured cruisers ⓘ served as a flagship in the Royal Navy ⓘ
operator	Royal Navy ⓘ
placeOfSinking	off the north coast of Ireland ⓘ
propulsion	coal-fired boilers ⓘ steam engines ⓘ
role	armoured cruiser ⓘ flagship ⓘ
service	prominent service before World War I ⓘ prominent service during World War I ⓘ
serviceEntry	early 20th century ⓘ
shipyard	Armstrong Whitworth ⓘ surface form: Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick
status	shipwreck ⓘ
topSpeed	about 23 knots ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lord Jellicoe → notableCommand → HMS Drake ⓘ

Drake-class cruiser → ship → HMS Drake ⓘ

this entity surface form: HMS Leviathan