| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 138 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 30 Jan 1937 |
| Commissioned | Oct 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed on 5 April 1937. Returned to her owner in February 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Visenda (FY 138)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Ch.Skr. Henry Edward Dodd, RNR | 24 Oct 1939 | 9 Oct 1940 |
| 2 | Skr. John Dunbar Fowler, RNR | 9 Oct 1940 | 18 Nov 1940 |
| 3 | Skr. Christopher Albert Collins, RNR | 18 Nov 1940 | 19 Jan 1941 |
| 4 | Lt. Ralph Spearing Winder, OBE, RNR | 19 Jan 1941 | 22 Jun 1941 (+) |
| 5 | T/Lt. Ole Bernard Egjar, RNR | 22 Jun 1941 | 26 Jun 1941 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Stanley Frederick Archer, RNR | 26 Jun 1941 | 7 Feb 1945 |
| 7 | T/Lt. Edward Stirling Terence Robinson, RNVR | 7 Feb 1945 |
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Notable events involving Visenda include:
23 Mar 1941
German U-boat U-551 was sunk in the North Atlantic south of Iceland, in position 62°37'N, 16°47'W, by depth charges from the British anti-submarine trawler HMS Visenda (Lt. R.S. Winder, OBE, RNR).
11 Oct 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMNZS Moa (Lt.Cdr. P.G. Connolly, DSC, RNZNVR) and HMS Visenda (T/Lt. S.F. Archer, RNR), HMCS Moosejaw (Lt. F.E. Grubb, RCN) and FFS Roselys. (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6377 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)