HMS Hawke (1820)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hawke.

Hawke
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Hawke
Ordered6 January 1812
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Laid downApril 1815
Launched16 March 1820
FateBroken up, 1865
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeBlack Prince-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1754 bm
Length
  • 176 ft 1 in (53.67 m) (gundeck)
  • 144 ft 10+1⁄2 in (44.158 m) (keel)
Beam47 ft 8+1⁄2 in (14.542 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades
  • Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades

HMS Hawke was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Black Prince class of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 March 1820 at Woolwich Dockyard.[1]

She was converted to a screw-propelled 'blockship', fitted with screw propulsion and re-armed with just 60 guns in 1855, and was broken up in 1865.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line Vol. 1, p. 189.