Sinking of HMT Night Hawk

Date: December 25, 1914 • Location: Berlin, Germany

The Royal Navy armed trawler Night Hawk sank after striking a mine, with the loss of six of her crew.

Night Hawk was an armed trawler of the Royal Navy that served in the First World War. She was built in 1911 as a fishing trawler but was requisitioned by the Navy at the start of the war. While working to clear a minefield laid by the Germans during the raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby Night Hawk struck a mine and sank on Christmas Day 1914, with the loss of six of her crew.