La Capricieuse was a ship of the French Elan class minesweeping sloops

Elan class minesweeping sloops

The Élan class was a class of French minesweeping sloops . Originally designed as minesweepers, they were never used in that role, instead being used mostly as escort vessels...

 (Avisos dragueur de mines). She was built by Chantiers Dubigeon at Nantes

Nantes

Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

 and launched on 19 April 1939.

After the Fall of France she was at Portsmouth

Portsmouth

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 and on 3 July 1940 she was seized by the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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. She served in the Royal Navy until June 1945 when she was restored to the French Navy

French Navy

The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...

. She continued in service after the war and was scrapped in September 1964.