The Sea Hawk - Schooner on the maritime adventure THE ADVENTURES OF THE SEA HAWK/SYN/1958. The Sea Hawk was a floating research lab that cruised the waters of the Caribbean. John Hawk (John Howard), an electronics whiz, captained the craft. TRIVIA NOTE: In English history, the Sea Hawks were a group of privateers who attacked Spanish ships (with the consent of the Queen) in the days before the Spanish Armada attacked England in 1588.