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HMCS Shearwater's Crew

Many of HMCS Shearwater's crew pose on deck, with one of the ship's life rings visible at upper right.

This photograph was likely taken in 1917 during a four-month trip escorting the Canadian submarines CC-1 and CC-2 from Esquimalt to Halifax. Built for patrol work, and of limited use against modern warships, Shearwater spent much of the war as a tender in Esquimalt, providing accommodation and workshop facilities for the crews of CC-1 and CC-2.

George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19840218-001