| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 560 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 21 Dec 1933 |
| Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed on 21 January 1934. Returned to her owner in November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Alexandrite (FY 560)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Skr. George Dean Barker, RNR | 6 Feb 1940 | Feb 1942 |
| 2 | T/Skr. D Casey, RNR | Feb 1942 | 11 Mar 1942 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Maxwell Low, RNVR | 11 Mar 1942 | 21 Apr 1943 |
| 4 | T/Skr. George Henry Kersey, RNR | 21 Apr 1943 | 6 Apr 1944 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Charles Robert Powell, RNVR | 6 Apr 1944 | early 1945 |
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