page_title: USS Hawk (IX-14)
section_title: Great Lakes
hierarchical_section_title: USS Hawk (IX-14) / Great Lakes
caption_attribution_description: English: Henry Lillie Pierce's yacht Hermione - later the USS Hawk
context_page_description: USS Hawk was the converted British-built civilian yacht Hermione of 1891, acquired for service as a patrol yacht in the Spanish–American War. She later served in the Ohio and New York naval militias and on the Great Lakes until decommissioned in 1940.
context_section_description: Hawk once again recommissioned on 16 April 1922 and was assigned to the 9th Naval District. She operated in the Great Lakes area for the duration of her service. She decommissioned on 14 February 1940 and was sold on 25 February to the Indiana Salvage Co., Michigan City, Indiana.
caption: The yacht Hermione, later renamed the USS Hawk, as she appeared in 1895. Photograph by John S. Johnston.
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