| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Escort destroyer |
| Class | Hunt (Type III) |
| Pennant | L 15 |
| Built by | J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 28 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | 23 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 12 Sep 1942 |
| Commissioned | 21 Jan 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | HMS Eggesford was sold in 1957 to the Federal German Navy (like HMS Albrighton) where she served as the frigate Brommy F 218. |
Commands listed for HMS Eggesford (L 15)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Derek William Austin, RN | 4 Dec 1942 | 25 Nov 1943 |
| 2 | Lt. George Hammond Evans, RN | 25 Nov 1943 | 8 Feb 1946 |
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Notable events involving Eggesford include:
12 Apr 1945
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Gibraltar with HMS Eggesford (Lt. G.H. Evans, RN) and HMS Woodruff (Lt. W.K. Tadman, RNR). (1)
22 Apr 1945
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Gibraltar with HMS Eggesford (Lt. G.H. Evans, RN) and another vessel [unable to read the name in the logbook of HMS Vampire]. (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/20232
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.