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H.M.S. DRAKE SUNK.

FORMER AUSTRALIAN FLAGSHIP

Small Loss of Life.

li M S DiaKc, the last Im)wn.il flagship on the Australian station, wits mink b) a submarine recently off tile north coast of Ireland She WHS once the pride, of the Boyal naiv as the first armoured cruiser She replaced li M S Powerful as the flag ihip in Australian waters of Hie then Commundcr-in chief, Virc-Admiral Sir íicorgc J King Hall, at Hobart, on Fell

mar) "i, IBU, and left Australia for Knglnnd carl) in 101.1, when the Australian fleet unit

AI as formed

'Hie Drake was a unit of the Third Fleet in British wnteis when tho Avar broke out, having only returned from her Australian commission n short time, and it is of some interest to «otc that Captain .Stephen H. B.adchiTc, who was euptain of the Drake AI hen she was sunk, was flag captain of the Australia when she fust came out from Ena land an flagship ot the new Commonwealth Meet l-ortiinatclv, the sinking of the Drake, "»Inch was due to torpedoing, was accompanied hy comparatively small loss of life, consisting of one ofliecr and 18 men, Avho were in the region directly affected bj the torpedo B explosion All her crew were members of the Rojal Navy at tin« time of her lotta During her career the Drake had been under the commund of inani dis tingnishcil officers one of ivhom was Ad mimi ¡Sir Frederick Stnrdeo, who defeated Von Specs squadron at the Falkland Islands Hie Drake was first commishioncd in 1901 She had a displacement, of 14,100 tons, and an indicated speed of 23 knots She earned a bolt of Krapp armour, two 0 2in guns in turrets fore and aft, 10 Gin guns m casemates 1*1 lui (12 pounders), three 1 pounder guns, and tivo lSin sub merged torpedo tubes

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