| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 216 |
| Mod | Turbine engined |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 15 Nov 1940 |
| Laid down | 5 Feb 1942 |
| Launched | 12 Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 1 Dec 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped in 1967. |
Commands listed for HMS Espiegle (J 216)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. George Dibley, RD, RNR | late 1942 | 21 Jan 1944 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Robertson Fraser, DSC, RNR | 21 Jan 1944 | 10 Jul 1944 |
| 3 | Lt. Alfred William Geen, RN | 10 Jul 1944 | Oct 1944 |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Robertson Fraser, DSC, RNR | Oct 1944 | Feb 1945 |
| 5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Reginald Michael Thorne, RNR | Feb 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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