| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 370 |
| Built by | Henry Robb Ltd. (Leith, U.K.): Plenty |
| Ordered | 14 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 18 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 18 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 3 Nov 1943 |
| End service | Feb 1944 |
| History | Transferred to the F.N.F.L. (Free French) in February 1944
and renamed La Découverte. |
| Career notes | To the Free French as La Découverte |
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Notable events involving Windrush include:
12 Nov 1943
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Windrush, HMS Avon (Lt.Cdr. P.G.A. King, RD, RNR) and HMS Mallow. (1)
13 Nov 1943
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Avon (Lt.Cdr. P.G.A. King, RD, RNR) and HMS Mallow, HMS Watchman (Lt.Cdr. G.H.D. Williams, RN) and HMS Windrush. (1)
24 Nov 1943
HMS H 28 (Lt. J.W. Kelly, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Windrush and HMS Helmsdale (T/A/Lt.Cdr. L.J. Simpson, RNR). (2)
24 Nov 1943
HMS Sealion (Lt. N.J. Coe, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Windrush and HMS Snowflake (Lt. E.J. Powell, RNR) and HMS Helmsdale (T/A/Lt.Cdr. L.J. Simpson, RNR). (3)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6372 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/17764
- ADM 173/18021
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.