| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Torpedo boat |
| Class | La Melpoméne |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Ch.de Bretagne (Nantes, France) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 16 Dec 1933 |
| Launched | 24 Jan 1935 |
| Commissioned | 6 Jul 1940 |
| End service | 31 Aug 1940 |
| History | Captured by the British at Portsmouth on 3 July 1940. Transferred to the Free French Navy on 31 August 1940. Laid up in reserve at Hartepool U.K. in 1943. Returned to Cherbourg on 16 September 1945. Stricken 15 May 1950. |
Commands listed for HMS La Melpoméne
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt John Frederick Anthony Ashcroft, RN | 6 Jul 1940 | 31 Aug 1940 |
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