Allied Warships

HMS Shearwater (L 39 / K 39)

Patrol vessel of the Kingfisher class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Patrol vessel
Class	Kingfisher
Pennant	L 39 / K 39
Built by	J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.)
Ordered
Laid down	15 Aug 1938
Launched	18 Apr 1939
Commissioned	7 Sep 1939
End service
Loss position

History	Sold 21 April 1947. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Philip Frederick Powlett, RN 5 September 1939 – 20 January 1941 Lt.Cdr. Rupert CyrilEgan, RN 20 January 1941 – 29 July 1941 Lt. Trevor HenryGarwood, RN 29 July 1941 – 15 August 1942 Lt. W.R.H. Jeffery, RNR 15 August 1942 – 3 March 1943 T/Lt. Nicholas John TurneyMonsarrat, RNVR 3 March 1943 – 20 October 1943 T/Lt. George Pattison, RNR 20 October 1943 - ??? Promoted to T/A/Lt.Cdr. on ??? Lt. Desmond Henry Cope, DSC, RNR ??? – still listed in the October 1945 Navy List

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. W. R. H. Jeffery, RNR	15 Aug 1942	3 Mar 1943
5	T/Lt. Nicholas John Turney Monsarrat, RNVR	3 Mar 1943	20 Oct 1943
6	George Pattison, RNR	20 Oct 1943	???

7	Desmond Henry Cope, RNR	???	Oct 1945 ?

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