| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 188 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 21 Jan 1935 |
| Commissioned | Oct 1939 |
| Lost | 30 Dec 1940 |
| History | Completed in February 1935. (Lt.Cdr. Francis Mervyn Wynter Harris, RNR) Sunk in a collision with the Australian destroyer HMAS Waterhen off Sollum, eastern Mediterranean on 30 December 1940. There were no casualties. |
Commands listed for HMS Bandolero (FY 188)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. Alfred Walter Craig, RNR | 19 Oct 1939 | 2 Apr 1940 |
| 2 | T/Lt. John Scott, RNVR | 2 Apr 1940 | May 1940 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Francis Mervyn Wynter Harris, RNR | 1 May 1940 | 30 Dec 1940 |
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Notable events involving Bandolero include:
30 Dec 1940
HMAS Waterhen (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Swain, RN) arrived of Sollum and commenced an A/S patrol.
At 2105C/30, she collided with the A/S trawler HMS Bandolero (Lt.Cdr. F.M.W. Harris, RNR) and the trawler sank at 2150C/30. HMAS Waterhen was able to pick up the entire crew of HMS Bandolero.
HMAS Waterhen continued the A/S patrol despite damage to her bow. (1)
Sources
- ADM 53/113482 + Report of proceedings of HMAS Waterhen for December 1940
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.