SOV Windermere

SOV Windermere is a subsea operations vessel built in 2010 for Hallin Marine.

SOV Windermere docked at Fleet Base East in November 2011
History
Name	Windermere
Owner	Hallin Marine
Port of registry	Solomon Islands[1]
Launched	16 December 2009
Identification	IMO number: 9483061 MMSI number: 538003672 Call sign: V7SK7[1]
General characteristics
Tonnage	4,750 GT 1,425 NT
Length	80 m (260 ft)[2]
Beam	20.4 m (67 ft)
Draught	8 m (26 ft)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric, Voith Schneider propellers (2 x 2,500 kW)
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

She was leased by the Royal Australian Navy to supplement its amphibious lift fleet from the 14 October 2011 to 31 January 2012. The option to extend the lease until the end of February 2012 was not taken up.^[3]