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Hawk (IX 14)
ex-PY-2

Hawk served the U. S. Navy and the Ohio/New York Naval Militia.
Patrol Yacht: Built in 1891 as the yacht Hermione by Fleming & Ferguson, Ltd., Paisley, Scotland; Acquired by the Navy in April 1898 from her owner James Allen; Converted to a gunboat and commissioned USS Hawk 5 April 1898; Decommissioned 14 September 1898 at Norfolk, VA; Laid up in the Reserve Fleet; Recommissioned in 1900 and loaned to the Ohio Naval Militia; Transferred to New York Naval Militia 3 August 1909 at Buffalo, NY; Decommissioned, 21 May 1919; Laid up in the Reserve Fleet; Designated as a Patrol Yacht, PY-2 in 1920; Reclassified as an Unclassified Miscellaneous Auxiliary, IX-14, 1 July 1921; Recommissioned, 16 April 1922; Decommissioned, 14 February 1940; Sold for scrap 25 February 1940 to the Indiana Salvage Co. of Michigan City, Ind.

Specifications: Displacement 545 t; Length 145'; Beam 22'; Draft 11'; Speed 14kts; Complement 47; Armament one 3-pounder and two 1-pounders.

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for full size image		 Size Image Description Source
Yacht Hermione
Hawk 37k . Gunter Krebs
Hawk 65k . Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
Hawk 94k . Clyde Built Ships
USS Hawk
Hawk 176k April 1898, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY
fitting out for Spanish-American War service.
U.S. Navy photo NH 54593		 Naval Historical Center
Hawk 45k Photo probably taken while serving with the New York State Naval Militia.
Photo from the 1914 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships		 Robert Hurst
View Hawk (PY-2) Library of Congress Images
View the Hawk (PY-2)
DANFS History entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.
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