Ernest Mortimer Hawkins

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Ernest Mortimer Hawkins ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hawkins was in command of the destroyer Thrasher on 8 February, 1917 when she blew UC 39 to the surface with a single well-placed depth charge.[1]

On 1 September, 1917, he was appointed in command of the patrol boat P34.[2]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Smith. Hard Lying. p. 62. For some reason, I think the source calls this UC 9.
  2. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 859.

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Service Records

Naval Appointments