HMS Hawke

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:

*HMS|Hawke|1593|6 was a discovery vessel launched in 1593. Her fate is unknown.
*HMS|Hawke|1655|6 was an 8-gun ketch launched in 1655 and sold in 1667.
*HMS|Hawke|1690|6 was an 8-gun fire ship launched in 1690 and sunk as a foundation in 1712.
*HMS|Hawke|1721|6 was an 8-gun sloop launched in 1721 and foundered in 1739.
*HMS|Hawke|1820|6 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.
*HMS|Hawke|1891|6 was an "Edgar"-class armoured 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.
*HMS "Hawke" was to have been a "Minotaur" class cruiser. She was laid down in 1943, but was cancelled in 1945 and was broken up on the slipway.

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*Royal Navy ships named HMS "Hawk"