On this day in 1596, legendary sailor Sir Francis Drake died from yellow fever in W. Indies. Famous as a privateer who rose to Vice Admiral and served in the English Fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada. He claimed California for England and circumnavigated the world.
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Stores Basin, Sembawang Dockyard, Singapore, 1974. RFA TIDESURGE and RFA TIDESPRING visiting with HMS LONDONDERRY, HMS SYCLLA, HMS DANAE, HMS CHICHESTER, HMAS VENDETTA, HMS HYDRA, HMS ARIADNE, HMS WASPERTON, HMS YARNTON, HMNZS OTAGO,
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