SHEARWATER (HMS)

Registry and Rig Information

Name SHEARWATER (HMS)
Registry U.K.
Official Number U.K. NAVY
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 204.00
Width 33.00
Depth 11.42
Hull Material Steel

Vessel History

Rebuilds Canadian measures, 1925 (183.42 x 34 x 14; 641 gross - 334 registered).
History Built as part of the British Pacific Squadron, stationed at Esquimalt, British Columbia. Transferred to Royal Canadian Navy on September 8, 1914, as a submarine depot ship. Transferred to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1917.
Disposition Scrapped in 1937.

Build Information

Builder Thames Engine Works
Place Built Greenock, Scotland
Date Built 1901-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
HMCS SHEARWATER1914-00-001925-00-00CANADACAN. NAVY
VEDAS1925-00-001937-00-00CANADA151087

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Royal British Navy1901-00-001914-00-00U.K.U.K. NAVY
Royal Canadian Navy1914-00-001925-00-00CANADACAN. NAVY
The Shearwater Co., Ltd.1925-00-001935-00-00CANADA151087
John E. McQueen1935-00-001937-00-00CANADA151087