| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 293 |
| Mod | Turbine engined |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 30 Apr 1942 |
| Laid down | 11 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 3 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 15 Oct 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to the Ceylon Navy on 6 April 1959 being renamed Parakrama. |
Commands listed for HMS Pickle (J 293)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Francis Charles Victor Brightman, RN | 1 Sep 1943 | 30 Nov 1944 |
| 2 | Cdr. Malcolm Hilary Brown, DSC, RN | 30 Nov 1944 | 19 Feb 1945 |
| 3 | Cdr. Cecil Powis Frobisher Brown, DSC, RN | 19 Feb 1945 | mid 1946 |
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Notable events involving Pickle include:
1 Jan 1944
HMS Sealion (Lt. N.J. Coe, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Pickle (Lt.Cdr. F.C.V. Brightman, RN) and another vessel [unable to read the name in the log of Sealion]. (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/18469
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.