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Hawke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1905.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27870/pages/24 no. 27870. p. 24.] 2 January, 1906.</ref> | Hawke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1905.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27870/pages/24 no. 27870. p. 24.] 2 January, 1906.</ref> | ||
On 7 December, 1906, Hawke was appointed in command of the cruiser [[H.M.S. Thetis (1890)|''Thetis'']].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 8 December, 1906. Issue '''38198''', col A, pg. 8.</ref> | On 7 December, 1906, Hawke was appointed in command of the cruiser [[H.M.S. Thetis (1890)|''Thetis'']].<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Saturday, 8 December, 1906. Issue '''38198''', col A, pg. 8.</ref> He was appointed in command of the [[H.M.S. Charybdis (1893)|''Charybdis'']] on 25 March, 1907.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 18 March, 1907. Issue '''38283''', col E, pg. 9.</ref> | ||
==Great War== | ==Great War== | ||
Revision as of 08:30, 18 May 2011
Admiral THE HONOURABLE Stanhope Hawke, Royal Navy, Retired (12 or 16 April, 1863 – 1 February, 1936) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Hawke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1886.[1]
Hawke was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1899.[2]
Captain
Hawke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1905.[3]
On 7 December, 1906, Hawke was appointed in command of the cruiser Thetis.[4] He was appointed in command of the Charybdis on 25 March, 1907.[5]
Great War
Hawke was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 April, 1917.[6] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 27 April.[7]
Hawke was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 6 April, 1922.[8] He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 25 October, 1926.[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25660. p. 6612. 31 December, 1886.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27040. p. 84. 6 January, 1899.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27870. p. 24. 2 January, 1906.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 8 December, 1906. Issue 38198, col A, pg. 8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 18 March, 1907. Issue 38283, col E, pg. 9.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30037. p. 3955. 27 April, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30042. p. 4095. 1 May, 1917.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 32672. p. 3030. 14 April, 1922.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33221. p. 7406. 16 November, 1926.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Hawke" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 3 February, 1936. Issue 47288, col D, pg. 14.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
