| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 101 |
| Mod | Turbine engined |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 15 Nov 1940 |
| Laid down | 24 Jul 1941 |
| Launched | 2 Apr 1942 |
| Commissioned | 16 Jun 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped at Messrs S. Cordron Ltd., London on 15 August 1963. |
Commands listed for HMS Albacore (J 101)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. John David Lewis Williams, RN | 1 May 1942 | 9 Apr 1943 |
| 2 | Lt. Kenneth Horder Higson, RNR | 9 Apr 1943 | Aug 1945 |
| 3 | Lt. Gordon Ronald Paterson, RN | Aug 1945 | 11 Jun 1946 |
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Notable events involving Albacore include:
5 May 1944
HMS Stratagem (Lt. C.R. Pelly, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Malta together with HMS Albacore (Lt. Lt. K.H. Higson, DSC, RNR) and HMS Tenacious (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Townsend, RN). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/18844
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.