| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower |
| Pennant | K 68 |
| Built by | Fleming & Ferguson Ltd. (Paisley, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 31 Aug 1939 |
| Laid down | 27 Dec 1939 |
| Launched | 9 Jul 1940 |
| Commissioned | 21 Oct 1940 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Order no j1039 taking 9 months and 24 days to complete. Sold in may 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Jonquil (K 68)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Edward Heap Partington, RNR | 12 Sep 1940 | ??? | |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Ronald William Tretheway, RNR | ??? | Dec 1944 | |
| 3 | T/Lt. Valdemer Jens Andersen, RNZNVR | Dec 1944 | Jun 1945 | |
| 4 | T/Lt. James Stuart Morton Swift, RNVR | Jun 1945 | Oct 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Jonquil include:
22 Jul 1942
HMS Jonquil (Lt.Cdr. R.E.H. Partington, RNR) picks up 52 survivors from the British merchant Siris that was torpedoed and sunk on 12 July 1942 south of the Azores in position 31º20'N, 24º48'W by the German submarine U-201.