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

HMT Night Hawk

Royal Navy armed trawler

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,…