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