British sloop 'Drake' (1798)

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Minotaur (74) 1793-1810
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1793)
James RussellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1801
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Naval Sailor
Service 1795-1801
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Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1794
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Drake
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Privateer brig 'Le Tigre' (1797) (14) 1797-1799 French 14 Gun Privateer Brig
Captured	17.11.1798	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	9.1800	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Nantes - Brittany	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	12.7.1804	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Keel76' 3"Imperial Feet23.1775
Breadth23' 9"Imperial Feet7.0866
Depth in Hold10' 6"Imperial Feet3.2004
Burthen212Tons BM

Armament

9.1800Broadside Weight = 45 Imperial Pound ( 20.4078 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
6.9.1800 - 29.10.1801CommanderBWAS-179329.10.1801 - 21.6.1804CommanderBWAS-179321.6.1804 - 12.7.1804CommanderBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
16.11.1803Took the Privateer at Marin, Martinique
12.7.1804Wrecked on a shoal off NevisBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 21st of July 2026 16:47

Prize Money: Quebec, Magicienne, and Drake – Will be paid for L’Africaine, the 11th inst, at Salter’s-hall, London. Recall at the same place. [Portsmouth Telegraph, 9 December 1799]

Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 21st of July 2026 16:46

Prize Money: Quebec, Magicienne, and Drake – Will be paid for L’Africaine, the 11th inst, at Salter’s-hall, London. Recall at the same place. [Portsmouth Telegraph, 9 December 1799]

Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 16th of July 2026 05:16

Prize Money: Drake – Will be paid for the recapture of the Gabriel, on her arrival in Yarmouth Roads. [Hampshire Telegraph, 18 May 1801]

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