HMS Hawke (1820)

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

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.

Hawke
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Hawke
Ordered	6 January 1812
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down	April 1815
Launched	16 March 1820
Fate	Broken up, 1865
General characteristics
Class and type	Black Prince-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1754 bm
Length	176 ft 1 in (53.67 m) (gundeck) 144 ft 10+1⁄2 in (44.158 m) (keel)
Beam	47 ft 8+1⁄2 in (14.542 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-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

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.

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
• Winfield, Rif (2008) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. 2nd edition, Seaforth Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.