HMS Hawke 1914
Marker: recorded wreck position (First World War).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Hawke | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1914 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | First World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | protected cruiser | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War I | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | North Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Scotland | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 118 km from land |
| Position | 57.0667, 0.0167 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
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 Hawke's bow. During World War I, Hawke was part of the 10th Cruiser Squadron, performing blockade duties. She was sunk by the German 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.
Diving & visiting
On 12 August 2024, deep sea explorer group Lost in Waters Deep announced the discovery of the wreck of Hawke below 360 feet (110 metres) of water about 70 miles (110 km) east of Fraserburgh, Scotland. The location of the wreck was conducted by diving support vessel MV Clasina. One of the divers on the Lost in Waters Deep crew noted that the ship was found "in remarkable condition", with guns, teak wood decks, and "lots of Royal Navy crockery" still in place, noting that a dearth of organic nutrients in the surrounding waters meant that organisms had not been attracted to the area to eat away at the wreck.
Location
- Recorded position: 57.0667, 0.0167 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Sea
- Nearest coast: Scotland
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Hawke (1891) (revision 1375006472), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Wreck”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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