| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty V & W |
| Pennant | L 55 |
| Built by | J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 12 Jun 1917 |
| Launched | 1 Feb 1918 |
| Commissioned | 29 Apr 1918 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Reconstruction to Fast Escort at Portsmouth Dockyard was completed on 9 April 1940. Sold to be broken up for scrap on 5 March 1946. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Stuart Erskine Crewe-Read, RN Lt.Cdr. Dermod James Boris Jewitt, RN Lt. John Ronald Gower, RN Lt. L.K. Lyon, RN HMS Winchester is not listed as active unit in the January 1945 Navy List |
Commands listed for HMS Winchester (L 55)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Stuart Erskine Crewe-Read, RN | 9 Mar 1940 | 3 Feb 1941 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Dermod James Boris Jewitt, RN | 3 Feb 1941 | 31 May 1941 | |
| 3 | Lt. John Ronald Gower, RN | 31 May 1942 | 17 Aug 1943 | |
| 4 | Lt. John Kenneth Lyon, RN | 17 Aug 1943 | Oct 1944 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Winchester include:
15 May 1940
HMS Winchester (Lt.Cdr. S.E. Crewe-Read, RN) was damaged during German air attacks while supporting Allied land forces off the Dutch coast. Repairs were completed ca. mid June.