| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Motor minesweeper |
| Class | MMS I |
| Pennant | J 587 |
| Built by | Wivenhoe Shipyard Ltd. (Wivenhoe, England, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 5 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 30 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 27 Oct 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold on 9 December 1946 |
Commands listed for HMS MMS 87 (J 587)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. William Shakespeare, RNVR | 19 Oct 1942 | 5 Aug 1943 |
| 2 | R J McGahey, RNVR | 5 Aug 1943 | 19 Sep 1944 |
| 3 | J P Hall, RNVR | 19 Sep 1944 | late 1945 |
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