| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 388 |
| Mod | Turbine engined |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 30 Apr 1942 |
| Laid down | 20 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 22 May 1944 |
| Commissioned | 13 Oct 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped at Queenborough in September 1963. |
Commands listed for HMS Cheerful (J 388)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Trevor Montagu Williams, RD, RNR | 12 Sep 1944 | 2 Aug 1945 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Percival Crawford, RNVR | 2 Aug 1945 | 2 Nov 1945 |
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