HMS Crested Eagle
51°04′33″N 2°29′28″E / 51.075920°N 2.4912°E
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Crested Eagle |
| Owner | General Steam Navigation Co |
| Operator | Royal Navy (1940) |
| Port of registry | London |
| Builder | J. Samuel White, East Cowes |
| Launched | 25 March 1925 |
| Completed | June 1925 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Bombed and beached, 1940 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Type | Paddle steamer |
| Tonnage | 1,110 GRT, 579 NRT |
| Length | 229.7 ft (70.0 m) |
| Beam | 34.6 ft (10.5 m) |
| Depth | 11.1 ft (3.4 m) |
| Installed power | 538 NHP |
| Propulsion | triple-expansion engines |
HMS Crested Eagle was a paddle steamer sunk in the Dunkirk evacuation. J. Samuel White built her in 1925 for the General Steam Navigation Company, and was requisitioned by the Admiralty during the World War II for anti-aircraft duties as part of the Thames Special Service Flotilla.