Ship Database
Tier VIII Battleship

United Kingdom

Hawke

After World War I, the British Admiralty continued working on new battlecruiser projects. The most modern ship of this class—Hood—was used as the basis for these projects during the design process. In 1920, two projects were presented—K2 and K3—but they were deemed too large. A proposal was made to reduce the caliber to 406 mm, which would help reduce...

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After World War I, the British Admiralty continued working on new battlecruiser projects. The most modern ship of this class—Hood—was used as the basis for these projects during the design process. In 1920, two projects were presented—K2 and K3—but they were deemed too large. A proposal was made to reduce the caliber to 406 mm, which would help reduce the dimensions, but the Admiralty rejected this idea, and the project failed to be implemented.

Credits
10,500,000
Official profile image of Hawke

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
65,000
Maximum speed
30.5 knots
Surface detection
14.5 km
Main battery range
17.1 km
Main battery reload
31.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 20 km

Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection14.5 km
  • Main battery17.1 km
  • Secondary battery6.6 km
  • Torpedoes8 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

  • HE · 406 mm HE Mk IIa 5,950
  • AP · 406 mm AP Mk IIIa 12,600
  • Torpedo · 533 mm Mk IX* 15,866
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
30.5 knots
Turning circle radius
910 m
Rudder shift time
22.6 s
Maneuverability API rating 37

Concealment

Surface detection
14.5 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 41

Survivability

Hit points
65,000
Torpedo damage reduction
20 %
Survivability API rating 81

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
16–406 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 86
Maximum range
17.1 km
Reload time
31.0 s
Rate of fire
1.9 rounds/min
180° turn time
30.0 s
Maximum dispersion
191 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

406 mm HE Mk IIa
HE
Maximum damage per hit
5,950
Fire chance
45.0 %
Muzzle velocity
792 m/s
Shell mass
929 kg
406 mm AP Mk IIIa
AP
Maximum damage per hit
12,600
Muzzle velocity
747 m/s
Shell mass
1,080 kg
Gun layout
Mount
406 mm/45 Mk.I on a Vickers A mount
Mounts
3
Barrels each
3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
6.6 km
Mount
152 mm HE Mk V
Maximum damage per hit
2,150
Fire chance
9.0 %
Rate of fire
5.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
884 m/s
Mount
113 mm HE 5crh
Maximum damage per hit
1,700
Fire chance
8.0 %
Rate of fire
12.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
746 m/s

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 11

533 mm Mk IX*

Maximum range
8.0 km
Maximum damage per hit
15,866
Reload time
80 s
Speed
61 knots
Detectability
1.3 km
180° turn time
15.0 s
Torpedo-tube layout
Mount
533 mm PR Mk II
Mounts
4
Tubes each
1

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 74
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
4
Aura
40 mm/56 OQF Mk.1/2 on a Mk.IV mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
10
Aura
40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VII mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
4
Aura
113 mm/45 QF Mk.I/III on an RP10 Mark II BD mount
Calibre
113 mm
Mounts
8
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
65,000
Main-battery barrels
3
Secondary barrels
12
Torpedo tubes
4
AA mounts
26

Engine

Published maximum speed
30.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

Hawke (A)

Default
Type
Hull
Purchase
1,500,000 credits
Next modules
1

Hawke (B)

Type
Hull
Research
45,000 XP
Purchase
3,300,000 credits
Next ships
1

533 mm Mk IX*

Default
Type
Torpedoes
Purchase
1,000,000 credits

Mk VIII mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo
Purchase
1,000,000 credits
Next modules
1

Mk VIII mod. 2

Type
Suo
Research
30,000 XP
Purchase
2,200,000 credits

406 mm/45 Mk.I on a Vickers A mount

Default
Type
Artillery
Purchase
1,000,000 credits

Propulsion: 150,200 hp

Default
Type
Engine
Purchase
1,000,000 credits

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Next ships

Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.

Ship
Duncan
Research cost
180,000 XP
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
12
Researchable next ships
1
Upgrade slots
5
Published battle levels
8–10

Cross-nation comparison

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Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

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HP
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Speed
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Guns
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HP
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Speed
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Guns
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HP
67,500
Speed
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Guns
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