| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Black Swan |
| Pennant | L 18 / U 18 |
| Built by | Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. (Scotstoun, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 1 Jan 1938 |
| Laid down | 26 May 1938 |
| Launched | 18 Apr 1939 |
| Commissioned | 3 Nov 1939 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold to the West German Navy January 1959. |
Commands listed for HMS Flamingo (L 18 / U 18)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. John Hubert Huntley, RN | 29 Sep 1939 | Mar 1941 | |
| 2 | Cdr. Robert Jocelyn Oliver Otway-Ruthven, RN | Mar 1941 | ??? | |
| 3 | Lt. Stuart Garland Bloomer, RN | ??? | 20 Jan 1942 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Paul Cortis Hopkins, RN | 20 Jan 1942 | 2 Feb 1943 | |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Gwynne Howell Price James, RD, RNR | 2 Feb 1943 | ??? | |
| 6 | Lt.Cdr. Thomas Herbert Bellingham Pounds, RN | Nov 1943 | Feb 1945 | |
| 7 | A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Alexander Woods, RNZNR | Feb 1945 | Jun 1945 ? | |
| 8 | Lt. Adam Traill, RNR | Jun 1945 ? | Oct 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Flamingo include:
21 Sep 1940
The British tanker Invershannon is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-99 480 nautical miles west of Bloody Foreland in position 55º40'N, 22º04'W. 17 survivors were later picked up by the British sloop HMS Flamingo (Cdr. J.H. Huntley, RN) and 15 survivors were picked up by the British ASW trawler HMS Fandango (T/Lt. F.C. Hopkins, RNVR).