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|Ship name=MY ''Shemara''

|Ship registry=[[London]], {{flag|United Kingdom|civil}}

|Ship yard number=1175

|Ship identification = *{{IMO[[Maritime Numbercall sign|8749717}}Call sign]]: GMGZ

'''MY ''Shemara''''' is a [[motor yacht]] built in 1938 by [[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] to the order of [[Bernard Docker]]. Between 1939 and 1946 she served in the [[Royal Navy]] as '''HMS ''Shemara'''''. {{asofas of|2015}}, ''Shemara'' is owned by [[Charles Dunstone]], and is available for charter. She can carry 1218 guests and 16 crew, is {{convert|64.09|m|abbr=on}} in length and {{convert|9.19|m|abbr=on}} in beam, and has a maximum speed of {{convert|14|kn}}.<ref name=Edmiston/><ref name=MarineTraffic/><ref name=Superyacht/><ref name=Dunstone/>

MY ''Shemara'' was requisitioned by the [[Royal Navy]] at the start of the Second World War in 1939 and used as a training vessel for anti-submarine warfare. (See also [[Madiz]], a similar super yacht that saw RN Service in WWII). It was during a training exercise with HMS ''Shemara'' that the submarine [[HMS Untamed (P58)|HMS ''Untamed'']] was lost with all her crew. ''Shemara'' left Royal Navy service in 1946.<ref name="SubMuseumLosses8"/><ref name=Uboat/>

Once returned to Docker's ownership, the ''Shemara'' became known for lavish parties with guests including [[Farouk of Egypt|King Farouk of Egypt]]. However, in 1965, Docker put her on the market for £600,000, and she was eventually sold to the property developer [[Harry Hyams]] for £290,000. Hyams used the ''Shemara'' on a number of [[Mediterranean]] cruises, but she was largely left laid up in [[Lowestoft]], and was not regularly used between the 1980s and 2010.<ref name="NITelegraph" /><ref name=Torygraph/>

In 2010 the ''Shemara'' was bought by businessman [[Charles Dunstone]], and a project was started to return her to her former glory. In order to achieve this, a new company, [[Shemara Refit LLP]], was created. The refit was completed in 2014, and the yacht now has a contemporary interior while retaining many of her historic original features, including as much of her original steel and teak as possible. The ship's machinery was completely replaced with a new [[Rolls-Royce Holdings|Rolls-Royce]] diesel-electric system comprising five main generators providing power for two electrically driven [[azimuthing pod]]s and a [[bow thruster]].<ref name=Edmiston/><ref name=Superyacht/><ref name=WightShipyardDunstone/><ref name=DunstoneWightShipyard/>

|deadurlurl-status =nolive

|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=kHx7hVRhKfYC&dqq=Dudley+Docker:+The+Life+and+Times+of+a+Trade+Warrior&source=gbs_navlinks_s

|journal = [[Nautilus International]] Telegraph

|issue = 099

|url = http://www.submarine-museum.co.uk/what-we-have/memorial-chapel/submarine-losses?start=7

|title = Submarine Losses 1904 To Present Day – Page 8

|work = Submarine Losses 1904 to Present Day

|seriespublisher = Royal Navy Submarine =Museum

|publisherlocation =Royal NavyGosport, SubmarineHampshire, MuseumUK

|formaturl-status = =dead

|doiaccessdate = 13 July =2013

|url=httphttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/design/studioilse-casts-off-with-shemara-motor-yacht/

[[Category:1938 ships|Shemara]]