H.M.S. Hawke (1891)
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| H.M.S. Hawke (1891) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | A9 (1914)[1] |
| Builder: | Chatham Royal Dockyard[2] |
| Laid down: | 17 Jun, 1889[3] |
| Launched: | 11 Mar, 1891[4] |
| Commissioned: | 16 May, 1893[5] |
| Torpedoed: | 15 Oct, 1914[6] |
| Fate: | by U 9 in North Sea[7] |
H.M.S. Hawke was one of nine protected cruisers of the Edgar class completed between 1893 and 1896, and the only one lost in the war.
Service
From at least mid-1913 through August 1914, she was with the Training Squadron in Queenstown.[8][9]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Pelham Aldrich, 16 May, 1893[10]
- Captain William Des V. Hamilton, 27 April, 1896[11]
- Captain Sir Richard Poore, Bart., November, 1896[12]
- Captain Cecil Burney, 1900[Citation needed]
- Captain Herbert W. Savory, January, 1903[13]
- Captain Sir George J. S. Warrender, Bart., 21 May, 1903[14]
- Captain Arthur J. Horsley, November, 1904[15]
- Captain Francis S. Miller, 9 July, 1905[16] – 15 May, 1906[17]
- Captain William L. Grant, May, 1906[18]
- Captain Drury St. A. Wake, 12 January, 1907[19]
- Captain Marcus R. Hill, 25 June, 1908[20]
- Captain Marcus R. Hill, 19 October, 1909[21]
- Captain Herbert J. Savill, November, 1910[22]
- Captain William F. Blunt, 6 April, 1911[23] – 9 January, 1912[24]
- Commander Edward H. Rymer, 17 January, 1913[25]
- Captain Hugh P. E. T. Williams, 1 August, 1914[26] – 15 October, 1914[27] (died when ship lost)
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 66.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 323.
- ↑ The Navy List (August, 1914), p. 322b.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 4 May, 1893. Issue 33942, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ Hamilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 577.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Warrender Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1384.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 28 June, 1905. Issue 37745, col F, p. 12.
- ↑ Miller Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 188.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Wake Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 125.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 454.
- ↑ Hill Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 454.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Blunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 109.
- ↑ Blunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 109.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). . 322b.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 327.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 27.
Bibliography
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
See Also
| Edgar Class First Class Protected Cruiser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hawke | Royal Arthur | St. George | Theseus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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