| 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:
17 Nov 1939
HMS L 27 (Lt. P.J. Cowell, RN) is undocked at Portsmouth. She then departed for Portland escorted by HMS Windermere (Lt.Cdr. G.W. Couch, RD, RNR). She arrived at Portland later the same day. (1)
19 Jan 1944
HMS Varangian (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Windermere (Skr. T. Williamson, RNR). (2)
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). (2)
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). (3)
Sources
- ADM 173/15781
- 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.