| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Class | Kingfisher |
| Pennant | L 39 / K 39 |
| Built by | J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 6 Apr 1938 |
| Laid down | 15 Aug 1938 |
| Launched | 18 Apr 1939 |
| Commissioned | 7 Sep 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold 21 April 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Shearwater (L 39 / K 39)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Philip Frederick Powlett, RN | 5 Sep 1939 | 20 Jan 1941 |
| 2 | Lt. Rupert Cyril Egan, RN | 20 Jan 1941 | 29 Jul 1941 |
| 3 | Lt. Trevor Henry Garwood, RN | 29 Jul 1941 | 15 Aug 1942 |
| 4 | Lt. William Richard Hugh Jeffery, RNR | 15 Aug 1942 | 3 Mar 1943 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Nicholas John Turney Monsarrat, RNVR | 3 Mar 1943 | 20 Oct 1943 |
| 6 | T/Lt. George Pattison, RNR | 20 Oct 1943 | mid 1945 |
| 7 | Lt. Desmond Henry Cope, DSC, RNR | mid 1945 | early 1946 |
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