| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Whaler |
| Class | Lake |
| Pennant | FY 207 |
| Built by | Smith's Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 20 May 1939 |
| Launched | 21 Jul 1939 |
| Commissioned | 8 Nov 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold 1947. |
| Former name | Suderoy VII |
Commands listed for HMS Windermere (FY 207)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. George Witheridge Couch, RD, RNR | 12 Oct 1939 | 4 Jun 1940 | |
| 2 | Skr. Case James Albert Silom, RNR | 4 Jun 1940 | 14 Mar 1941 | |
| 3 | Skr. Joseph Trone Hindmarsh Fairbairn, RNR | 14 Mar 1941 | 4 Jul 1941 | |
| 4 | Skr. Jack Mawer, RNR | 4 Jul 1941 | late 1943 | |
| 5 | Skr. Thomas Williamson, RNR | 9 Dec 1943 | May 1944 | |
| 6 | A/Skr.Lt. John May, RNR | May 1944 | 16 May 1945 | |
| 7 | A/Skr.Lt. John Windram, RNR | 16 May 1945 | 2 Sep 1945 | |
| 8 | A/Ch.Skr. (A/Skr.Lt.) Henry Rich, RNR | 2 Sep 1945 | late 1945 | |
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Notable events involving Windermere include:
19 Jan 1944
HMS Varangian (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Windermere (Skr. T. Williamson, RNR). (1)
24 Jan 1944
HMS Varangian (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Windermere (Skr. T. Williamson, RNR) and HMS Mewstone (A/Skr.Lt. J. Mawer, RNR). (1)
30 Jan 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Windermere (Skr. T. Williamson, RNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/19346
- File 2.12.03.6384 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.