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HMCS Shearwater (K02)
HMS ''Shearwater'' was a sloop launched in 1900. She served on the Pacific Station and in 1915 was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS ''Shearwater'', serving as a submarine depot ship until 1919. She was sold to the Western Shipping Company in May 1922 and renamed ''Vedas''. Construction and design ''Shearwater'' was laid down at Sheerness Dockyard on 1 February 1899, and floated out of dock when she was launched on 10 February 1900 by Lady Bowden-Smith, wife of Sir Nathaniel Bowden-Smith, Commander-in-Chief, The Nore. The ship had a length overall of and was between perpendiculars. ''Shearwater'' had a beam of and a draught of .Winfield (2004) pp. 278–279. The ship displaced 980 tons and had a complement of 130.Chesneau and Kolesnik, p. 60. The ''Condor'' class was constructed of steel to a design by William White, the Royal Navy Director of Naval Construction. The bridge was located on the poop deck and the ships were designed with a clipper bow and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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