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{{Infobox-chapter
| crest       = CA428Crest.png
| name        = HMS ''Hawk''
| hcn         = CA-428
| city        = Ft. Erie, Ontario, Canada
| affiliation = {{rmn}}
| type        = Heavy Cruiser
| class       = Saganami-C
| launched    = 19 AUG 2017
| co          = [[CAPTSG]] Paul McPherson, [[RMN]]
| status      = Active
| reportsto   = Sidemore Station
| fleet       = First Fleet
| website     = 
| image2      = CA428Flash.png
}}
{{hms|Hawk|CA-428|hcn}} is a [//honorverse.fandom.com/wiki/Edward_Saganami_C_class Saganami-C-class] [[Heavy Cruiser]] within [[First Fleet| 1st (Home) Fleet]]. Commanded by [[CAPTSG]] Sir Paul McPherson, ''Hawk'' claims [[wikipedia:Fort Erie, Ontario|Ft. Erie, Ontario]] as her charter city, but serves as the operating chapter of the entirety of southern Ontario outside of Toronto itself.

==History==
HMS ''Hawk'' was first brought into commission in [[Third Fleet]] on October 2014 under the command of then-[[CAPTJG]] Tim Ward by order of [[Bureau of Ships|BuShips]].<ref name="BSD141006">[[BuShips Directive 1410-06]]</ref>

Following a change in command on 9 February, 2016<ref name="BSD160206">[[BuShips Directive 1602-06]]</ref>, ''Hawk'' was decommissioned<ref name="BSD161016">[[BuShips Directive 1610-16]]</ref> in October 2016 and went to [[Active Reserves|Active Reserve]] status until her recommissioning in First (Home) Fleet on 19 August 2017, when [[CAPTJG]] Paul McPherson upgraded from {{hms|Hellhound|DD-446}}, bringing 17 members aboard his new command.

On 19 January, 2021, ''Hawk'' was transferred from an unaffiliated slot in Home Fleet back to the newly-reinstated [[Sidemore Station]], this time as its flagship.<ref name="ND21JA02">[[Naval Directive 21JA-02]]</ref>

The ship and crew have been regular attendees and ran recruitment tables at [//https://ad-astra.org/ Ad Astra], having a presence there for at least three years.

===Commanding Officers===
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Name !! Assumed !! Relieved
|-
| 1 || [[CAPTJG]] Tim Ward || 21 October 2014 || 09 February 2016
|-
| 2 || [[CAPTJG]] E. Wade Larkin || 09 February 2016 || 31 October 2016
|-
| 3 || [[CAPTSG]] Paul McPherson || 19 August 2017 || ''Incumbent''
|-
|}
===Crew Lineage===
* 2 May 2017: Launched as {{hms|Hellhound|DD-446|hcn}} and assigned to Sidemore Station.<ref name="BSD170501">[[BuShips Directive 1705-01]]</ref>
* 19 August 2017: Recommissioned as {{hms|Hawk|CA-428}} in First (Home) Fleet, attached to Sidemore Station.<ref name="BSD170805">[[BuShips Directive 1708-05]]</ref>
* 8 March 2018: Reassigned permanently to First (Home) Fleet.<ref name="ND18MAR03">[[Naval Directive 18MAR-03]]</ref>
* 1 October 2020: {{hms|Peregrine|DD-1291|hcn}} launched from this vessel, to operate in close co-ordination.<ref name="BSD201001">[[BuShips Directive 2010-01]]</ref>

==Command Staff==
* Commanding Officer: [[CAPTSG]] Paul McPherson, [[KDE]], [[MR]], [[CGM]], [[QBM]], [[RMN]]
* Executive Officer: [[CAPT]] Ian Brannan, [[KE]], [[SC]], [[QBM]], [[RHN]]
* Ship's Bosun: [[MCPO]] Norman Stone, [[GSN]]

==Ship's Honors==
===Decorations===
<center>
{|
|[[Image:Fleet excellence award (ribbon) (gold).png|110px|link=Fleet Excellence Award]]
|}
</center>
* [[Fleet Excellence Award]] with Gold E: Awarded 1 January 2020, by order of [[RADM]] Sir Jon Stout, for winning the [[First Fleet]] 2019 Black Sphinx Cup.<ref name="FEAGold">[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?p=33702#p33702 1st Fleet Directive 1912-04, Black Sphinx Cup]</ref>
<center>
{|
|[[Image:Royal_unit_citation_for_gallantry_(ribbon).png|110px|link=Royal Unit Citation for Gallantry]]
|}
</center>
* [[Royal Unit Citation for Gallantry]]: Awarded 26 May 2018, at MantiCon 2018.<ref name="RUC"> [https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?p=19749#p19749 Manticon Awards List]</ref>

==Ship's Orders==
{{disclaimer}}
Ship's Orders are subordinate to, and expand upon or amplify [[Admiralty Orders]], [[Naval Directives]], and [[First Fleet#Fleet_Orders|First Fleet Orders]]. They are applicable to ''Hawk'' operations and personnel.

{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Order No. !! Effective Date !! Subject !! Status
|- 
| HMS Hawk Ship's Order xx-xx || data-sort-value=08-24-16 | 1 September 2017 || Place Holder for Future Orders || Inactive
|}

==References==
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==See Also==

{{Heavy cruisers}}
[[Category:Ships|H]]
[[Category:Saganami-C-class|H]]
[[Category:Heavy Cruisers|H]]