Shearwater (disambiguation)
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A shearwater is a long-winged seabird in the petrel family; it may also refer to:
- Places
- Shearwater, Tasmania, Australia
- Shearwater, British Columbia, Canada
- Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada
- CFB Shearwater, military base
- Shearwater Bay, Namibia
- Shearwater (lake), Wiltshire, UK
- Ships
- HMS Shearwater, series of Royal Navy ships
- HMS Shearwater (1900), Royal Canadian Navy
- USS Shearwater, series of U.S. Navy ships
- USCGC Shearwater, a U.S. Coast Guard Marine Protector class coastal patrol boat
- Shearwater (schooner), a historic yacht built in 1929, currently operating for tours and charters in New York City.
- Other
- Shearwater, The Mullumbimby Steiner School, New South Wales, Australia
- Shearwater (album), 1972 album by Martin Carthy
- Shearwater (band), indie rock band from Austin, Texas, USA
- Shearwater I, one of the earliest modern catamarans, developed in England circa 1949-1950
- Shearwater III, the world's first modern production catamaran, developed in England in the 1950s
See also
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