HMS Hawke
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Six ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Hawke, after an archaic spelling of the bird, the hawk
. Two of the later ships were named after Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
, whilst another was planned:
was a discovery vessel launched in 1593. Her fate is unknown. was an 8-gun ketch
launched in 1655 and sold in 1667. was an 8-gun fire ship
launched in 1690 and sunk as a foundation in 1712. was an 8-gun sloop
launched in 1721 and foundered in 1739. was laid down as a 74-gun third rate ship of the line
, but was altered to carry 60 guns before being launched in 1820. She was refitted with screw propulsion in 1855 and was broken up in 1865. was an Edgar-class
protected cruiser
launched in 1891. She was involved in a collision with the liner RMS Olympic
in 1911. Hawke was sunk by a U-boat
in 1914.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have borne the name HMS Hawke, after an archaic spelling of the bird, the hawk
Hawk
The term hawk can be used in several ways:* In strict usage in Australia and Africa, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks,...
. Two of the later ships were named after Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
Admiral of the Fleet Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke KB, PC was an officer of the Royal Navy. He is best remembered for his service during the Seven Years' War, particularly his victory over a French fleet at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759, preventing a French invasion of Britain...
, whilst another was planned:
was a discovery vessel launched in 1593. Her fate is unknown. was an 8-gun ketch
Ketch
A ketch is a sailing craft with two masts: a main mast, and a shorter mizzen mast abaft of the main mast, but forward of the rudder post. Both masts are rigged mainly fore-and-aft. From one to three jibs may be carried forward of the main mast when going to windward...
launched in 1655 and sold in 1667. was an 8-gun fire ship
Fire ship
A fire ship, used in the days of wooden rowed or sailing ships, was a ship filled with combustibles, deliberately set on fire and steered into an enemy fleet, in order to destroy ships, or to create panic and make the enemy break formation. Ships used as fire ships were usually old and worn out or...
launched in 1690 and sunk as a foundation in 1712. was an 8-gun sloop
Sloop-of-war
In the 18th and most of the 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. As the rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above, this meant that the term sloop-of-war actually encompassed all the unrated combat vessels including the...
launched in 1721 and foundered in 1739. was laid down as a 74-gun third rate ship of the line
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
, but was altered to carry 60 guns before being launched in 1820. She was refitted with screw propulsion in 1855 and was broken up in 1865. was an Edgar-class
Edgar class cruiser
The Edgar-class was a nine-ship class of protected cruiser built around 1891 for the Royal Navy.-Design:Crescent and Royal Arthur were built to a slightly modified design with a raised forecastle and a pair of 6 inch guns replacing the forward 9.2 inch gun, and are sometimes considered a...
protected cruiser
Protected cruiser
The protected cruiser is a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century, so known because its armoured deck offered protection for vital machine spaces from shrapnel caused by exploding shells above...
launched in 1891. She was involved in a collision with the liner RMS Olympic
RMS Olympic
RMS Olympic was the lead ship of the Olympic-class ocean liners built for the White Star Line, which also included Titanic and Britannic...
in 1911. Hawke was sunk by a U-boat
U-boat
U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word U-Boot , itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot , and refers to military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in World War I and World War II...
in 1914.
- HMS Hawke was to have been a Minotaur classMinotaur class cruiser (1943)The Minotaur class of light cruisers of the Royal Navy, also known as the Swiftsure class, was designed as a modified version of the Crown Colony class incorporating war modifications and authorised in 1941, but, in spite of the heavy toll of cruisers in that year and the following one, the...
cruiserCruiserA cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...
. She was laid down in 1943, but was cancelled in 1945 and was broken up on the slipway. - HMS Hawke was a shore establishment at ExburyExburyExbury is a village in Hampshire, England. It lies just in the New Forest, near the Beaulieu River and about a mile from the Solent coast. It is best known as the location of Exbury House, built by the Rothschild family, and the famous Exbury Gardens...
, Hampshire between 1946 and 1955
See also
- Royal Navy ships named HMS HawkHMS HawkEleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hawk after the bird of prey, the hawk:*HMS Hawk was a 10-gun sloop launched in 1741 and broken up in 1747....