&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMS_Hawke.jpg) HMS Hawke
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Hawke |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down | 17 June 1889 |
| Launched | 11 March 1891 |
| Fate | Sunk by U-9, 15 October 1914 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Edgar-class protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 7,770 long tons (7,895 t) |
| Length | 387 ft (118.0 m) |
| Beam | 60 ft (18.3 m) |
| Draught | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Installed power | 12,000 ihp (8,900 kW) |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 10,000 nmi (11,510 mi; 18,520 km) at 10 knots (18.5 km/h; 11.5 mph) |
| Complement | 544 |
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HMS Hawke, launched in 1891 from Chatham Dockyard, was the seventh Royal Navy warship to be named Hawke. She was an Edgar-class protected cruiser.
After commissioning in 1893, Hawke served in the Mediterranean Fleet, the International Squadron during the Cretan Revolt (1897–1898), and various other duties, including transporting relief crews to naval stations. In September 1911, Hawke collided with the ocean liner RMS Olympic; the damage smashed the Hawke's bow. During World War I, Hawke was part of the 10th Cruiser Squadron, performing blockade duties. She was sunk by the U-boat U-9 in the North Sea in October 1914, resulting in the loss of 524 crew members.
The wreck of Hawke was discovered in August 2024, 70 miles (110 km) off the coast of Scotland.