SMITH'S DOCK COMPANY LTD., SOUTH BANK
| Name | Z2 BALAENA |
| Type | Admiralty Whaler |
| Yard Number | 642 |
| Launched | 29/05/1915 |
| Completed | 08/1915 |
| Off. Number | 144685 |
| Engine builder | MacColl & Pollock, Sunderland |
| Engine type | T. 3cyl. |
| GRT | 237 |
| Length (feet) | 125 |
| Beam (feet) | 25 |
| First owner | The Admiralty (Royal Navy) |
| History | 04/1920 BEECHWIN, James J. Esplen, London |
| 1932 JOHN S. DARRELL, Darrell & Meyer Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda | |
| 07/1943 SHABONEE YT465 (later YTB465), United States Navy for service in Bermuda | |
| 04/1945 transferred to Tompkinsville, NY | |
| Fate | 08/1945 stricken from navy list .... broken up? |
BALAENA as SHABONEE, the photo on this webpage appears to be her, with 'American' topsides on the old hull
BALAENA as BEECHWIN (1920-1932)
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