HMS Sealark (1903)
Wanderer in 1880 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom, Italy | |
| Name | Wanderer |
| Builder | Robert Steel & Co, Greenock |
| Yard number | 180 |
| Launched | 12 December 1878 |
| Renamed | Vagus (1888), Consuelo (1900) |
| Fate | Sold 1903 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Investigator |
| Acquired | By purchase 1903 |
| Decommissioned | 1914 |
| Renamed | HMS Sealark (1904) |
| Australia | |
| Name | Sealark III |
| Acquired | 1919 |
| Renamed | Norwest (c1922) |
| Fate | Seized 1924 for debt and converted into a hulk |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 900 tons |
| Length | 185 ft 6 in (56.54 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail; steam auxiliary |
| Armament | 1 × 3-pounder QF gun |
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HMS Sealark was a Royal Navy vessel used primarily for hydrographic survey work. She was originally a luxurious private auxiliary steam yacht for a number of wealthy owners and in 1903 was acquired by the Royal Navy, serving until 1914. She was sold to James Patrick Steamships Ltd and converted to a merchant ship for the Australian coast and finally hulked in 1924.