| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 08 |
| Built by | A & J Inglis Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) : Kincaid |
| Ordered | 21 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 31 May 1940 |
| Launched | 31 Oct 1940 |
| Commissioned | 27 Feb 1941 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold in August 1945. Commanding Officers: T/Lt. Ronald William Tretheway, RNR Lt.Cdr. Robert Stevenson Miller, DSC, RNR Lt. Alan Henry Pierce, OBE, RNR T/A/Lt.Cdr. Howard Dudley Reid, GM, RANVR HMS Spiraea is not listed in the October 1945 Navy List |
Commands listed for HMS Spiraea (K 08)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/Lt. Louis Clifford Head, RNVR | 19 Dec 1940 | ??? | |
| 2 | T/Lt. Ronald William Tretheway, RNR | ??? | ??? | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Stevenson Miller, DSC, RNR | 14 Apr 1942 | 20 Feb 1943 | |
| 4 | Lt. Alan Henry Pierce, OBE, RNR | 20 Feb 1943 | Nov 1944 | |
| 5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Howard Dudley Reid, RANVR | 29 Nov 1944 | Jul 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Spiraea include:
13 Mar 1943
HMS Spiraea (Lt. A.H. Pierce, OBE, RNR) picks up 4 survivors from the British merchant Oporto that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-107 190 nautical miles west of Cape Finisterre in position 42º45'N, 13º31'W.
1 Oct 1943
HMS Spiraea (Lt. A.H. Pierce, OBE, RNR) and HMS Alisma (Lt. G. Lanning, RANVR) together pick up 68 survivors from the British merchant Fort Howe that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-410 east of Bougie in position 37º19'N, 06º40'E.