La Capricieuse was a ship of the French
Elan-class minesweeping sloops (Avisos dragueur de mines). She was built by
Chantiers Dubigeon at
Nantes and launched on 19 April 1939.[2]
After the
Fall of France she was at
Portsmouth and on 3 July 1940 she was seized by the
Royal Navy.[2] She served in the Royal Navy as HMS La Capricieuse until June 1945 when she was restored to the
French Navy.[2] She continued in service after the war and was scrapped in September 1964.[2]
Le Masson, Henri (1969). The French Navy. Navies of the Second World War. Vol. 2. London: MacDonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. pp. 16–17.
ISBN9780356023847.