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| Name | Drake (launched as Sheldrake, 1875) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunboat | ||
| Launched | 3 July 1875 | ||
| Hull | Composite | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | |||
| Displacement | 455 tons | ||
| Guns | 4 | ||
| Fate | 1906 | ||
| Class | Forester | ||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1888 = Drake, drill ship. 1893 = WV.29. 1906 = Drake | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 1888 | Renamed Drake | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Tu 27 November 1877 | The Euphrates left Port Said on the 24th inst. for Malta and Portsmouth. Letters have been received from Commodore Sullivan, in the Active, in Simon's Bay, up to the 29th of October. The Industry would convey Mr. Stanley , the explorer, and his followers to Zanzibar. Letters have been received from Admiral Ryder, in the Audacious, at Hongkong, up to the 11th ult.; he would there await the arrival of his successor. The Sheldrake had returned from Ichang to Hankow. The Lily had gone from Nagasaki to Chinkiang. The Midge left on the 24th of September for Tientsin, where she will winter. The Frolic was still in dock at Shanghai, after collision. The Growler was ordered from the Dindings up to Hongkong, where she will be docked. The Vigilant had been docked. The health of the Squadron was satisfactory. | ||
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