U.S.S. Hawk (1898)

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U.S.S. Hawk (1898)
Hull Number: PY-2 (1920)
IX-14 (1921)
Builder: Fleming & Ferguson[1]
Purchased: 2 April, 1898[2]
Launched: 1891[3]
Commissioned: 5 April, 1898[4]
Decommissioned: 14 February, 1940[5]
Stricken: 24 September, 1941[6]
Sold: 25 February, 1942[7]
Fate: Broken up

U.S.S. Hawk was an armed yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898 for service in the Spanish-American War.

Construction

Built in Scotland as the Hermione by Fleming & Ferguson, Ltd.[8]

Service

Sold for to the Indiana Salvage Co. of Michigan City, Indiana for breaking up on 25 February, 1942.[9]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Armament

[11]

1898

  • two 6-pounders

1910

  • nil

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  2. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  3. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  4. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  5. ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 286.
  6. ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 286.
  7. ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 286.
  8. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.
  9. ↑ Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 286.
  10. ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 11.
  11. ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 77.

Bibliography

  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2008). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. New York: Routledge.


Armed Yacht U.S.S. Hawk




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