HMS Drake

Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
shore establishmentRoyal NavyFrancis DrakeHMS Drake (1653)sixth rateHMS Drake (1694)bomb vesselHMS Drake (1741)HMS Drake (1770)James CookSphinxHMS Drake (1777)USS RangerHMS Drake (1779)brig-sloopprivateerHMS MelpomeneHMS Drake (1804)East India CompanyCherokee-classlighterClown-classgunboatcutterForester-classtraining shipHMS Drake (1901)Drake-classarmoured cruiserHMS Drake (1934)Marshal Ney-classmonitorHMS Marshal NeyHMS Drake (shore establishment)HMNB DevonportColledge, J. J.Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy