HMS Hawke, launched in 1891, was the seventh British warship to be named Hawke. She was an Edgar-class protected cruiser. In September 1911 the Hawke collided with the ocean liner RMS Olympic. The damage smashed the Hawke's bow and damaged the stern of the Olympic.
HMS Hawke
Photographs documenting the damage to Olympic (left) and Hawke (right) following their collision
German artistic impression of the sinking by Willy Stoewer 1914
The Edgar class were nine first-class protected cruisers built for the Royal Navy under the Naval Defence Act of 1889. The class gave long service and all of the ships participated in the First World War. One, HMS Hawke, was lost during the war, with the other eight being scrapped in the 1920s.
HMS Gibraltar
Right elevation, deck plan and hull section as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual 1897
The bow of HMS Royal Arthur while drydocked in Sydney.
The stern of HMS Royal Arthur while drydocked in Sydney.