| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Whaler |
| Class | Lake |
| Pennant | FY 204 |
| Built by | Smith's Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 28 Apr 1939 |
| Launched | 17 Jun 1939 |
| Commissioned | 12 Oct 1939 |
| Lost | 24 Feb 1945 |
| Loss position | 49° 04'N, 5° 31'W |
| History | HMS Ellesmere was torpedoed and sunk by U-1203 north west of Brest, France in position 49º04'N, 05º31'W. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Ellesmere |
| Former name | Kos XXIV |
Commands listed for HMS Ellesmere (FY 204)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. Robert Trueman, RNR | 5 Oct 1939 | 20 Dec 1939 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Charles Bettesworth Sanders, RNVR | 20 Dec 1939 | 2 Apr 1940 |
| 3 | T/Lt. John Thompson Donaldson, RNR | 2 Apr 1940 | 19 Jul 1940 |
| 4 | Lt. Henry Roach, RNR | 19 Jul 1940 | 17 Feb 1941 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Alasatair Cameron Munro, RNVR | 17 Feb 1941 | early 1945 |
| 6 | Thomas Henry Lloyd Jones, RNVR | early 1945 | 24 Feb 1945 (+) |
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Notable events involving Ellesmere include:
15 Jan 1941
HrMs O 9 (Lt. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown together with HMS Shemara (Cdr.(Retd.) H. Buckle, RN) and HMS Ellesmere (Lt. H. Roach, RNR). (1)
24 Apr 1944
HMS Seraph (Lt. T. Russell-Walling, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Grassholm (T/Lt. J.A. Antonsen, RNR), HMS Minalto (A/Skr.Lt. A.S.H. Robb, RD, RNR), HMS Asie (A/Ch.Skr. F. Oldman, RNR) and HMS Ellesmere (T/Lt. A.C. Munro, RNVR). (2)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6366 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/18697
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.